TACTICS OF IMPLEMENTATION.
Academy of Management JournalPublished 1 June 1986
Paul C. Nutt
Citations392
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This study identified implementation tactics used by managers in making planned changes by profiling 91 case studies. Analysis revealed four types of tactics, variations within these tactics, and h...
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