The Roles of Managers and Acceptance of Change in the Public Sector

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Samah, S., Samah, B. A., Suandi, T., Idris, K., & Pauzi, K. M. (2017). The Roles of Managers and Acceptance of Change in the Public Sector. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 7(9), 1-17.

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