The dynamics of irony in organizational change: Coping with a school merger

Public Administration

Volumn 90, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 974-999

  Wallace, Mike ^a   Hoyle, Eric ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADMINISTRATIVE FRAMEWORK; ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM; HEURISTICS; MERGER; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; PUBLIC SERVICE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 84871619280     PISSN: 00333298     EISSN: 14679299     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9299.2012.02038.x     Document Type: Article

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