Research in organizational change and development. Vol. 13

The theoretical frames outlined in this volume on research in organizational change and development range from perspectives so new that they are relatively undeveloped (for example chaos theory), to perspectives and ideas that have been in widespread use for many years (such as action research). The...

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Other Authors Woodman, Richard W., Pasmore, William A.
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Bingley, U.K. : Emerald, 2001.
SeriesResearch in organizational change and development,
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781849501255
ISSN0897-3016
DOI10.1016/S0897-3016(2001)13
Physical Description1 online resource (ix, 256 p.).

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Table of Contents:
  • Preface / Richard W. Woodman, William A. Pasmore
  • The professionalization of organization development : the next step in an evolving field / Allan H. Church
  • Broken promises : the role of contract breaches in turnaround situations / Matthew Semadeni
  • Flattening the organizational structure : encouraging empowerment or reinforcing control? / Gillian Teubner
  • A quasi-experimental study of an action-research project : the effect of project visibility / John P. Wanous, Arnon E. Reichers
  • Research and practice in it-related change : the case for clinical inquiry / David Coghlan, Joe McDonagh
  • Chaordic systems thinking for holonic organizational renewal / Frans M. van Eijnatten
  • In search of an alternative framework for the creation of actionable knowledge : table-tennis research at Ericsson / Niclas Adler, Rami Shani
  • De-development as a way to change contemporary organizations / Paul C. Nutt.