Download or read book Managing Organizational Change written by Muayyad Jabri and published by Red Globe Press. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Managing Organizational Change describes change as an on-going phenomenon, not an event that will soon be over, but a permanent feature of organizational life. This enhanced new edition refocuses on how change is achieved through relational communication based on conversations, narrations and storytelling.New to this edition: • An extended coverage of diagnosis and intervention with an emphasis on appreciative inquiry • Revised cases and newer conversational episodes from a wide variety of organizational settings • A variety of activities designed to engage students and enhance their learning outcomes. This textbook is ideal for undergraduate and postgraduate students of change management and for those aspiring to become managers and consultants.
Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers written by and published by . This book was released on 19?? with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Organizational Transformation and Social Construction written by Sally Widenmann Moore and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a mandated change in the external environment? The opportunity to address this question presented itself when President Barack Obama set forth a goal for American community colleges to increase the number of students completing certificates and degrees by 5 million by the year 2020. As an external mandate, the explicit prioritization of completion is a relatively recent phenomena. This interpretive qualitative study explored the ways in which organizational members socially construct the shared meaning of a change in the external environment by examining how community college faculty, as organizational members, construct the concept of completion. Phenomenology was employed as a guiding theoretical and methodological framework. Using saturation sampling, the self-reported perceptions of community college faculty were collected via audio-recorded, semi-structured interviews. Interview transcript data was subjected to a six-step process of inductive, constant comparison analysis, which yielded ten categories, or subthemes. These categories were further subjected to constant comparison, which yielded four major themes: external dictate, legitimacy, ownership, and enactment. External dictate confirmed member cognizance of changes in the external environment, and indicated that members are aware of the potential impact of those changes. Legitimacy and ownership confirmed the process of meaning making and provided insight into how that meaning is constructed. Enactment confirmed, as posited by Living Systems Theory, that system members act upon meaning in self-sustaining ways. The interdependent functioning of the four themes suggests that shared vision is system-generated as members, not only socially construct changes in the environment, but also socially construct the vision that ultimately constitutes the organization's transformation. These findings serve to inform our understanding of the role of shared vision in advancing organizational transformation. Leaders must acknowledge that system members socially construct the meaning of change in the external environment. Furthermore, rather than attempt to establish a vision, astute leaders will socially construct the vision in consort with system members.
Download or read book The Social Construction of Organization written by Dian Marie Hosking and published by Copenhagen Business School Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do I write about organizations in poetry? / Caroline Ramsey -- Making your way / Dian Marie Hosking and Sheila McNamee -- Organizational science and the promises of postmodernism / Kenneth J. Gergen and Tojo Thatchenkery -- Organizations, organizing, and related concepts of change / Dian Marie Hosking -- Patterns of engagement / Christopher James Blantern and Murray Anderson-Wallace -- Subject-object relations, knowledge and power / Dian Marie Hosking and Sheila McNamee -- Auditive leadership culture: lessons from symphony orchestras / Niina Koivunen -- Reflections on power in organization / John Lannamann -- Abilities, competencies and selection decision-making / Len Holmes -- The group-in-the-making: from "group dynamics" to "relational practices" / Rene Bouwen and Johan Hovelynck -- Narrative approaches to inquiry / Sheila McNamee and Dian Marie Hosking -- Voicing differences and becoming other: life-stories of immigrants in an organizational context / Lars Nellmann Thisted and Chris Steyeart -- The social side of innovation: a process perspective / Bart Van Looy, Rene Bouwen and Koenraad Debackere -- Learning organizations: the emergence of a relational-interpretive view of organization / Mark Addleson -- Appreciative evaluation in an educational context: inviting conversations of assessment and development / Sheila McNamee -- Wittgenstein, Bakhtin, management and the dialogical / Ann L. Cunliffe and John Shotter -- Consulting: new language, new possibilities? / Klaus G. Deissler --Metaphors / Dian Marie Hosking and Sheila McNamee -- Lev Vygotsky and the New Performative Psychology: some implications for business and organizations / Lois Holzman -- Living in organizations: lessons from jazz improvisation / Frank Barrett -- Dialogue, talk, and debate / Sheila McNamee and Dian Marie Hosking -- Disturbing patterns of engagement / Christopher James Blantern and Murray Anderson-Wallace.
Download or read book The Social Construction of Reality written by Peter L. Berger and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2011-04-26 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A watershed event in the field of sociology, this text introduced “a major breakthrough in the sociology of knowledge and sociological theory generally” (George Simpson, American Sociological Review). In this seminal book, Peter L. Berger and Thomas Luckmann examine how knowledge forms and how it is preserved and altered within a society. Unlike earlier theorists and philosophers, Berger and Luckmann go beyond intellectual history and focus on commonsense, everyday knowledge—the proverbs, morals, values, and beliefs shared among ordinary people. When first published in 1966, this systematic, theoretical treatise introduced the term social construction,effectively creating a new thought and transforming Western philosophy.
Download or read book Managing Organizational Change written by Muayyad Jabri and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-10-06 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This innovative and unique textbook describes change as a socially constructed process, reinforced by the interactions of employees at all levels. Including video and audio resources, it emphasises the fact that change is an on-going phenomenon: not an event that will soon be over once the consultants have left, but a permanent feature of an adaptable organisation. This novel theoretical perspective makes it the first and only text to focus on the central role of conversations and storytelling in managing change. Strengthening the business focus of the text, this new 3rd edition includes provision of practical tools and techniques for managing change, increased coverage of sustaining change and a greater number of international examples and case studies. Managing Organizational Change is suitable for change management modules at all levels of undergraduate and postgraduate study.
Download or read book The New Institutionalism in Organizational Analysis written by Walter W. Powell and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-09-21 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long a fruitful area of scrutiny for students of organizations, the study of institutions is undergoing a renaissance in contemporary social science. This volume offers, for the first time, both often-cited foundation works and the latest writings of scholars associated with the "institutional" approach to organization analysis. In their introduction, the editors discuss points of convergence and disagreement with institutionally oriented research in economics and political science, and locate the "institutional" approach in relation to major developments in contemporary sociological theory. Several chapters consolidate the theoretical advances of the past decade, identify and clarify the paradigm's key ambiguities, and push the theoretical agenda in novel ways by developing sophisticated arguments about the linkage between institutional patterns and forms of social structure. The empirical studies that follow—involving such diverse topics as mental health clinics, art museums, large corporations, civil-service systems, and national polities—illustrate the explanatory power of institutional theory in the analysis of organizational change. Required reading for anyone interested in the sociology of organizations, the volume should appeal to scholars concerned with culture, political institutions, and social change.
Download or read book The Social Construction of Technological Systems written by Wiebe E. Bijker and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 1989 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The impact of technology on society is clear and unmistakeable. The influence of society on technology is more subtle. The 13 essays in this book have been written by a diverse group of scholars united by a common interest in creating a new field - the sociology of technology. They draw on a wide array of case studies - from cooking stoves to missile systems, from 15th-century Portugal to today's Al labs - to outline an original research program based on a synthesis of ideas from the social studies of science and the history of technology. Together they affirm the need for a study of technology that gives equal weight to technical, social, economic, and political questions"--Back cover.
Download or read book Organizational Transformation and Order Reconstruction in Village Turned Communities written by WU Ying and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2021-12-30 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, a state-led urbanization has evolved into a "city management" in China: A large number of villages were demolished; cultivated land was centralized; and peasants went to live in apartments, which led to the widespread emergence of "village-turned-communities". This title explores the evolving and complex relationship between the urbanization of land and people – two core components of China’s urbanization strategy. What role does the government play in resolving conflicts around these two aspects of urbanization? What role can it play in adjudicating them? To answer these questions, the author examines rural migrants’ experience in integrating and being integrated into the cities. Through a three-year investigation in Beijing, Shandong, Hubei and Yunnan, the author shows how government policies can either engender or mitigate conflicts, as well as identifies integrated governance as an effective approach to urbanization of both land and people. This title is awarded the top ten Chinese sociology books in 2019. Students and scholars of sociology, politics and public administration will benefit from this book.
Download or read book Social Construction in Context written by Kenneth J Gergen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2001-05-23 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Journey inside the pages of Scripture to meet a personal God who enters individual lives and begins a creative work from the inside out. Shaped with the individual in mind, Immersion encourages simultaneous engagement both with the Word of God and with the God of the Word to become a new creation in Christ. Immersion, inspired by a fresh translation--the Common English Bible--stands firmly on Scripture and helps readers explore the emotional, spiritual, and intellectual needs of their personal faith. More importantly, they ll be able to discover God s revelation through readings and reflections.
Download or read book Sustaining Civil Society written by Philip Oxhorn and published by Penn State Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Devoting particular emphasis to Bolivia, Chile, and Mexico, proposes a theory of civil society to explain the economic and political challenges for continuing democratization in Latin America"--Provided by publisher.
Download or read book Research in Organizational Change and Development written by Abraham B. (Rami) Shani and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2017-07-12 with total page 381 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings forth the latest scholarly work and practice in the fields of organization development and change. It is a resource for scholars who are interested in well-integrated reviews of the literature, advances in research methods, and ideas about practice that open new ways of working with organizations.
Download or read book The Routledge Companion to Organizational Change written by David Boje and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2012-10-02 with total page 625 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizations change. They grow, they adapt, they evolve. The effects of organizational change are important, varied and complex and analyzing and understanding them is vital for students, academics and researchers in all business schools. The Routledge Companion to Organizational Change offers a comprehensive and authoritative overview of the field. The volume brings together the very best contributors not only from the field of organizational change, but also from adjacent fields, such as strategy and leadership. These contributors offer fresh and challenging insights to the mainstream themes of this discipline. Surveying the state of the discipline and introducing new, cutting-edge themes, this book is a valuable reference source for students and academics in this area.
Download or read book An Invitation to Social Construction written by Kenneth J Gergen and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015-04-25 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition of Kenneth J. Gergen’s celebrated text An Invitation to Social Construction is now even more accessible for students, offering a clear and thorough introduction to one of the most significant movements in contemporary social science. The Third Edition includes: updates reflecting the many new developments in theory, research, and practice a more student-friendly, personal writing style three new chapters on education, and therapy and health care, and organizations key insights into how social construction can help support you in your research projects, from start to finish. An Invitation to Social Construction is the must-read text for all social science students, academics and practitioners wishing to learn about social constructionism, along with the forms of inquiry and practice central to its impact.
Download or read book The Social Construction of Climate Change written by Mary E. Pettenger and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-02-24 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Individuals, international organizations and states are calling for the world to confront climate change. Efforts such as the Kyoto Protocol have produced intractable disputes and are deemed inadequate. This volume adopts two constructivist perspectives - norm-centred and discourse - to explore the social construction of climate change from a broad, theoretical level to particular cases. The contributors contend that climate change must be understood from the context of social settings, and that we ignore at our peril how power and knowledge structures are generated. They offer a greater understanding of why current efforts to mitigate climate change have failed and provide academics and policy makers with a new understanding of this important topic.
Download or read book Organizational Transformation written by Amir Levy and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 1986-09-05 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Organizational Transformation is the first book to analyze how organizations make it through difficult periods. Based on case studies drawn from a variety of industries, such as mental hospitals, schools, manufacturing companies, and the American Wildlife Society, this book offers practical advice on development strategies for managers and organization consultants. The book is divided into four sections, the first of which describes in detail the different approaches that have been developed to transform organizations. The second section describes and compares some of the basic strategies used in transforming organizations. The third provides the reader with a variety of theories and research on the topic, and the final section conceptualizes and integrates these theories.
Download or read book Exploring Transformative Organizational Change Through the Social Constructs of Leadership Culture and Learning written by Sheila A. Brown and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 138 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study focused on the phenomenon of organizational change and the effect culture, learning, leadership, and globalization has on transformative organizational change when organizations are addressing how to respond to prevailing societal changes in more comprehensive and effective ways that promote organizational sustainability. The research utilized a qualitative methodology and phenomenological approach in an interview setting to study the organizational change experiences of 20 adult workers in a community-based human services organization. Four dominant themes surfaced during the course of the interviews. The dominant themes were staffing, funding, communications, and training and development. Even though each theme was broached in response to a specific interview question, they were intertwined in participants' perspective on organizational change. It was asserted that the organizational changes experienced by the study participants were driven by social, cultural, and political factors external to the organization but the effects were expressed in the contexts of how the phenomena circumscribed their personal lives. The implications of these findings accentuate the need for organizations to adapt to environmental changes by leading from the emerging future. Meaning, organizations cannot allow themselves to become bystanders in their own existence by reacting to the future only after the future becomes the present. To create successful sustainable change requires focus on an organization's culture and to sustain transformative organizational change organizations must deal with the values and assumptions that drive organizational behavior and be willing to alter the direction, vision, and values that underlie the beliefs and mental models of the organization's members. The results of this study indicate that leadership, culture, and learning are valid constructs for transformative organizational change. The results of this research add to the research-practitioner body of knowledge and provide a framework for sustainable transformative organizational change.
