Do We Really Want Constant Change?: Beyond the Bottom Line

Do We Really Want Constant Change?: Beyond the Bottom Line
ISBN-10
1583760768
ISBN-13
9781583760765
Category
Change
Pages
48
Language
English
Published
2000-08-07
Publisher
Berrett-Koehler Publishers
Authors
George Cheney, Lars Thøger Christensen, Theodore E. Zorn

Description

Do We Really Want Constant Change explores the human and organizational consequences of our infatuation with change and recommends ways to balance the opposing, but equally valuable, forces of change and stability.

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