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Resistance to Organisational Change: A Case Study in Sri Lankan Construction Organisation

Sepani SenaratneDepartment of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka Email: [email protected]
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S KuruwitaDepartment of Building Economics, University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
Pages 61-73 | Published online: 10 Feb 2014

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