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Momentum and Revolution in Organizational Adaptation
Danny Miller,Peter H. Friesen +1 more
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The change in 24 structural and strategy making variables over time is analyzed by a study of 26 companies as discussed by the authors, and organizations were found to resist reversals in the direction of change in strategy and sAbstract:
The change in 24 structural and strategy making variables over time is analyzed by a study of 26 companies. Organizations were found to resist reversals in the direction of change in strategy and s...read more
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