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Process consultation, action research and clinical inquiry: are they the same?

Schein, Edgar H. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 10 (1995) 6, pp. 14-19

approach is synonymous with process consultation by being driven by the client′s agenda and argues that the clinical approach …

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Consultant and client ‐ working together?

Fullerton, Johanna; West, Michael A. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 11 (1996) 6, pp. 40-49

consultants and a sample of their clients. Employs a procedure based on repertory grid technique to elicit dimensions of client …‐consultant relationships from 22 consultants and 16 of their clients within a major UK company. Develops a questionnaire in order to determine … clients and consultants. Dimensions fell within four broad categories: clients’ skills and behaviours; consultants’ skills and …

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The obscure object of demand in consultancy: a psychoanalytic perspective

Arnaud, Gilles - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 13 (1998) 7, pp. 469-484

, suggests that it may be necessary to reflect upon the analysis of requests from clients for consultancy or for auditing. Seeks …

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Understanding and contending with passive‐aggressive behaviour in teams and organizations

McIlduff, Edward; Coghlan, David - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 15 (2000) 7, pp. 716-736

Managers and consultants have reported that they frequently encounter situations in which individual members of an organization exude an attitude of muted hostility and non‐compliance to a change process. This obstructive behaviour can take an indirect form and be masked by a veneer of...

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Downsizing Challenges and OD Interventions: A Matching Strategy

Buch, Kimberly; Aldridge, Jack - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 5 (1990) 4, pp. 32-37

Development (OD) interventions to each challenge is proposed which might aid managers and consultants in providing interventions …

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Jazz Bands and Missionaries: OD through Stories and Metaphor

Akin, Gib; Schultheiss, Emily - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 5 (1990) 4, pp. 12-18

Considering OD as involving the development of more effective and collaborative diagnosis and management or organisational culture, a arrative process for strengthening the culture of work is described. Story telling and interpretation through metaphor was used in intact work groups to clarify...

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Rees, David W. - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 10 (1995) 3, pp. 4-11

interventions. The framework suggested by Cox was used, which suggests that the target for intervention can be either the individual …

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Linking an intervention model to the Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator, consultancy and managerial roles

Lindon, Lance - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 10 (1995) 4, pp. 21-29

Draws parallels between our consulting model (derived from the work of Gerard Egan), the core processes of the Myers‐Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) and the managerial roles required in effective organizations. Argues that there are synergies between the four stages of the consultancy model, four...

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Action science and organizational learning

Argyris, Chris - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 10 (1995) 6, pp. 20-26

Describes how individuals hold theories which govern their actions and how these theories unintentionally create organizational defensive routines and inhibit learning. Presents an action science approach whereby consultant researchers can help individuals see their taken‐for‐granted...

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Occupational stress among sex offender treatment managers

Brown, Jennifer; Blount, Claire - In: Journal of Managerial Psychology 14 (1999) 2, pp. 108-120

Occupational stressors were identified through qualitative interviews with sex offender treatment managers (N = 21) serving within HM prisons in England and Wales. Multidimensional scaling techniques revealed three distinctive stressor foci: intrinsic job factors; other people; personal. The...

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