Conversion stories as shifting narratives of organizational change

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 578-592

  Bryant, Melanie ^a   Cox, Julie Wolfram ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Employees; Narratives; Organizational change

Indexed keywords

EID: 8644262392     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534810410564569     Document Type: Review

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