Navigating change in the company of (dissimilar) others: Co-Developing relational capabilities with microcredit clients

Using a Positive Lens to Explore Social Change and Organizations: Building a Theoretical and Research Foundation

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 401-429

  Christensen, Lisa Jones ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Center for Sustainable Enterprise at Kenan Flagler   (United States)

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EID: 84906425070     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203136232     Document Type: Chapter

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