INITIATING DIVERGENT ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE: THE ENABLING ROLE OF ACTORS' SOCIAL POSITION.

The article discusses ways to initiate organizational change within a business. Because institutions are social structures that are characterized by a high degree of resilience, they are often diff...

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