Commitment to organizational change: A critical review

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 79-108

  Jaros, Stephen ^a  

^a SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Change management; Commitment to change; Critical review; Goal commitment; Multi level analysis; Organizational commitment

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960608163     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697010903549457     Document Type: Review

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