Exploring Business Transformation: The Challenges of Developing a Benefits Realization Capability

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-237

  Colin, Ashurst ^a   Hodges, Julie ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Benefits realization capability; Challenges; Change capability; Dynamic capability; Organizational competence

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960581257     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697011003795685     Document Type: Article

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