Sensemaking of organizational innovation and change in public research organizations

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 516-531

  Martin Rios, Carlos ^a  

^a Ecole Hoteliere Lausanne   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Organizational culture; Organizational innovation; Public sector reform; Work organization

Indexed keywords

EID: 84978906270     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJOA-07-2014-0784     Document Type: Article

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