Managers must be alert to the cultural barriers and supports for change and the modifications, to the organizational culture required to promote the strategic because change is.* A. A human as well as a social problem. B. A human as well as technical problem. C. A culture as well as a social problem. D. A culture as well as a technical problem,

Managers must be alert to the cultural barriers and supports for change and the modifications, to the organizational culture required to promote the strategic because change is.* A. A human as well as a social problem. B. A human as well as technical problem. C. A culture as well as a social problem. D. A culture as well as a technical problem,

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Chapter11: Managing Change And Innovation

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