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- Authors
- CARLEY, K. M., & HARRALD, J. R.
- Affiliations
- Carnegie Mellon University (US)
- George Washington University (US)
- ORCID
- CARLEY, KATHLEEN M.
- Venue
- American Behavioral Scientist
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1997-01
- Volume
- 40
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 310-332
- ISSN
- 0002-7642 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3381
- OpenAlex
- W1967343053
- Cited by
- 125
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 2.36
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- American Behavioral Scientist (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Learning and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Management and Organizational Studies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Organizational Change and Leadership
- Keywords
- organizational learning, organizational change
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