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This chapter offers an orientation to Change Leadership as a domain of study. We provide an overview of the two parts of the book. Change leadership is required to effectively implement strategic objectives, with a specific focus on getting buy-in and taking people along on the change journey. We explain our research method and how to utilise the worksheets.
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Scheepers, C.B., Swart, S. (2020). Orientation to Change Leadership. In: Change Leadership in Emerging Markets. Future of Business and Finance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-40846-6_1
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