Advancing Sustainability Through Change and Innovation: A Co-evolutionary Perspective

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-397

  Benn, Suzanne ^a   Baker, Ellen ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

co evolution; innovation; institutional level change; organizational development; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 78349247395     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697010903360574     Document Type: Article

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