Leading organizational change in the 'new' South Africa

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 453-470

  Nkomo, Stella M ^a   Kriek, Drikus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

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EID: 80052191334     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: 20448325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-8325.2011.02020.x     Document Type: Article

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