The Impact of Leadership on Change Readiness in the US Military

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 459-475

  Lyons, Joseph B ^a   Swindler, Stephanie D ^a   Offner, Anne ^b  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Offner Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

change leadership; change readiness; leadership; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052347925     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697010903360665     Document Type: Article

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