Sustainable change in the public sector: The longitudinal benefits of organization development

Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 436-472

  Boss, R Wayne ^a   Dunford, Benjamin B ^b   Boss, Alan D ^c   McConkie, Mark L ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON BOTHELL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

longitudinal change; organization development; sustainability

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650080852     PISSN: 00218863     EISSN: 15526879     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021886310387087     Document Type: Article

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