The phenomenon of organizational evolution: a model for analysis

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 215-227

  Alvarez ma Valle, Santos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VALLADOLID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Decision making; Leadership; Model; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986120878     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730210429089     Document Type: Article

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