Research in Organizational Change and Development (Research in Organizational Change and Development, 19) - Hardcover

Abraham B. Rami Shani

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1780520220 ISBN 13: 9781780520223

Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited, 2011

Synopsis

This volume includes papers by an international and diverse set of authors including Michael Beer, Victor Friedman, Luiz Gomez & Donna Ballard, Ethan Berstein & Frank Barrett, Karen Jansen & David Hoffman, Guido Maes & Geert Van Hootegem, and Tobias Fredberg, Flemming Norrgren & Rami Shani. The ideas expressed by these authors are as diverse as their backgrounds. New methodologies are introduced, such as the strategic fitness process for engaging leaders in better understanding the reactions of employees to strategic change efforts (Beer); Jazz as a metaphor for organizational improvisation (Bernstein & Barrett); and new theories for understanding change processes (Gomez & Ballard). The universal constant is change, and there are various ideas about sustaining change (Fredberg, Norrgren & Shani), mapping momentum changes during change efforts (Jansen & Hoffman), and exploring Lewin s notions of the criticality of social space to facilitate change (Friedman). This text demonstrates that as academics we advance the work in our field by looking forward and looking back. Understanding the origins of our theories and beliefs can be as important as pioneering new ideas and methodologies.

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About the Author:

Volume Editors:

Abraham B. (Rami) Shani - California Polytechnic State University, USA
Richard Woodman - Texas A&M University, USA
William A. Pasmore - Teachers College, Columbia University, USA

Review:

This is an indispensable series for anyone who cares about organizational change. Its chapters introduce new ways of thinking about change, provide comprehensive reviews of particular topics regarding change, and stimulate both new research on change and ways to improve its practice. I recommend it for anyone who is willing to have their understandings of change expanded and deepened. --Jean M. Bartunek, Robert A. and Evelyn J. Ferris Chair, Department of Organization Studies, Boston College, USA

Eight essays by contributors from business, communication, sociology, and organizational behavior grace this volume. Among the topics are practices that enhance dynamic capabilities organizational improvization, transactive memory systems as dynamic capabilities, a multi-study validation of mapping momentum fluctuations during organizational change, attributes of organizational change, relational thinking about organizational change, and overcoming persistent problems in organizational change. There is no index. Distributed in North America by Turpin Distribution. --Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR

About this edition

• Publisher: Emerald Publishing Limited
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1780520220
• ISBN 13: 9781780520223
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 296
• Editor: Abraham B. Rami Shani, Richard W. Woodman, William A. Pasmore