Revisiting organizational change: Exploring the paradox of managing continuity and change

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 185-206

  Nasim, Saboohi ^a   Sushil, ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity; Continuity and change; Organizational change; Organizational management; Paradox

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958200221     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2010.538854     Document Type: Article

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