Managing organizational change:A philosophies of change approach

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-154

  Graetz, Fiona ^a   Smith, Aaron C T ^b  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ambiguity; Complementary competing; Continuity change dilemma; Duality; Paradox

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951979988     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697011003795602     Document Type: Review

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