Multilevel Readiness to Organizational Change: A Conceptual Approach

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 96-109

  Vakola, Maria ^a  

^a ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

Author keywords

group readiness; Individual readiness; multilevel readiness to change; organizational change; organizational readiness

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875950919     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697017.2013.768436     Document Type: Article

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