Research in organizational change and development

William A. Pasmore (Författare), Richard W. Woodman (Redaktör)

ISBN 9781849501255 · eBook, ISBN 1849501254 · eBook

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Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing Limited, 2009

266 p.

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Research in organizational change and development · ISSN 0897-3016 ; v. 13

William A. Pasmore; Edited by Richard W. Woodman

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BUS, Business and Management.

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Research in organizational change and development · ISBN 0762308273 (Print)

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Sammanfattning

Outlines the theoretical frames on research in organizational change and development that range from perspectives that are relatively undeveloped (for example chaos theory), to perspectives and ideas that have been in widespread use for many years (such as action research).

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The professionalization of Organization Development - the next step in an evolving field, A.H. Church-- In search of an alternative framework for the creation of actionable knowledge - table-tennis research at Ericsson, N. Adler, R. Shani-- De-development as a way to change contemporary organizations, P.C. Nutt-- Broken promises - the role of contract breaches in turnaround situations, M. Semadeni-- Flattening the organizational structure - encouraging empowerment or reinforcing control?, G. Teubner-- A quasi-experimental study of an action-research project - the effect of project visibility, J.P. Wanous, A.E. Reichers-- Research and practice in IT-related change - the case for clinical inquiry, D. Coghlan, J. McDonagh-- Chaordic systems thinking for holonic organizational renewal, F.M. van Eijnatten-- Biographical sketches of the authors.