Failures in Organization Development and Change: Cases and Essays for Learning

Failures in Organization Development and Change: Cases and Essays for Learning
ISBN-10
0471024058
ISBN-13
9780471024057
Category
Business & Economics / Management
Pages
346
Language
English
Published
1977
Publisher
New York : Wiley
Authors
Philip H. Mirvis, David N. Berg

Description

Hornsby , having conducted all the interviews , was convinced that Fenton ( the bank president ) , the Chamber of Commerce president , and several other local businessmen formed a de facto oligarchy for the region .

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