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Journal of Change Management
Reframing Leadership and Organizational Practice
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The Relationship of Bowlby's Attachment Theory to the Persistent Failure of Organizational Change Initiatives

Victoria M. Grady The George Washington University, Columbian College of Arts and Sciences, Washington, D.C., USACorrespondence[email protected]
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James D. Grady III Oral and Facial Surgery of East Alabama, Opelika, AL, USA
Pages 206-222 | Published online: 15 Nov 2012

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