...Hendrik Ewens; Sylvia Veit Purpose This study aims to investigate the influence of the language of management concepts on resistance to change, exemplified by the adoption of agility within public administration. Design/methodology/approach We draw our conclusions from a pre-registered survey...

... of the early 1990s that saw the establishment of around 130 executive agencies as constituting a “seasonal cycle” that has turned disaggregation into re‐aggregation [5] . Language Organizational change. Organizational behaviour Archives management Records management Business administration...