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Original Articles

Pathways of organisational transformation for sustainability: a university case-study synthesis presenting competencies for systemic change & rubrics of transformation

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Pages 687-708 | Received 10 Mar 2020, Accepted 25 Apr 2020, Published online: 01 Jul 2020

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