A Yin-Yang Model of Organizational Change: The Case of Chengdu Bus Group

Management and Organization Review

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 29-54

  Jing, Runtian ^a   Van de Ven, Andrew H ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Chinese culture; Organizational change; shi; Situational momentum; Yin yang view

Indexed keywords

EID: 84897819386     PISSN: 17408776     EISSN: 17408784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/more.12045     Document Type: Article

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