The transformative power of dialogue

Dialogue has a long lineage but a relatively recent research tradition. The goal of this volume is to elevate dialogue onto the research agenda by addressing such questions as: how can we make dialogue actionable and effective in organizational practice? How can dialogue inform decision making in a...

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Other Authors Roberts, Nancy Charlotte
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam ; Boston : JAI, 2002.
Edition1st ed.
SeriesResearch in public policy analysis and management ; v. 12.
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Online AccessFull text
ISBN0762309040
9781849501651
ISSN0732-1317 ;
DOI10.1016/S0732-1317(2002)12
Physical Description1 online resource (xii, 295 p.) : ill.

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Table of Contents:
  • Calls for dialogue / Nancy C. Roberts
  • Dialogue and human cultural evolution / Bela H. Banathy
  • Roots of dialogue / Stephen H. Linder
  • Realizing transformative dialogue / Kenneth J. Gergen, Sheila McNamee, Frank J. Barrett
  • The dialogic organization / Mary Jo Hatch, Sanford Ehrlich
  • Community dialogue / Amy Helling, John Clayton Thomas
  • Virtual dialogue and democratic community / Karen G. Evans
  • Technologue : technology-supported disciplined dialogue / Alexander N. Christakis, Kenneth C. Bausch
  • Creating a shared field of meaning : an action theory of dialogue / William N. Isaacs.