Change and learning strategies in large scale change programs: Describing the variation of strategies used in a health promotion program

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 26, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1020-1044

  Nyström, Monica Elisabeth ^a,b   Höög, Elisabet ^a,b   Garvare, Rickard ^c   Weinehall, Lars ^b   Ivarsson, Anneli ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Change agents; Change management; Large scale change programs; Organizational development; Organizational learning; Strategy; Sweden

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885043278     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JOCM-08-2012-0132     Document Type: Article

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