Aligning factors for successful organizational renewal

Leadership & Organization Development Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 60-67

  Lester, Donald L ^a   Parnell, John A ^b  

^a ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY COMMERCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Organizational development; Renewal; Revitalization; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986149571     PISSN: 01437739     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/01437730210419189     Document Type: Article

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