Developing capacity for change

Journal of Change Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 217-231

  Meyer, Christine B ^a   Stensaker, Inger G ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

capacity for change; change management; Strategic change

Indexed keywords

EID: 85052348285     PISSN: 14697017     EISSN: 14791811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14697010600693731     Document Type: Article

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