comprising communications, stakeholder management and training. The quality of leadership decision making in change initiatives …Purpose The purpose of this paper is to begin the discussion about re-positioning change management in information … contribute to that re-positioning. Design/methodology/approach The paper analyzed all change management job advertisements in …

Presents and criticizes the existing management literature. Shows that there exist unsolved problems and paradoxes in … the existing functionalistic management theories. Contrasts the contingency and situational theories with a … constructivistic management theory. Argues that how these problems and paradoxes are solved is the foundation for an alternative …

holding the three rarest and most complex action logics able to be measured. Semi‐structured, in‐depth interviews explored …, and developmental practices. Fifteen leadership competencies and developmental stage distinctions for three dimensions of … leadership were identified. Research limitations/implications – The sample size leads to the findings being propositions that …

leadership in the larger context of a shift from a dominator to a partnership model of social and ideological organization …

fundamental hypothesis of the socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM) and demonstrates how the model is a system‐ wide … approach to change management.  …

contradiction and organizational change. Design/methodology/approach – This paper analyzes the four papers included in this special …

Purpose – Previous work on paradox and contradiction has argued for management approaches that transcend dilemmas … analyses three case studies in different sectors drawing on interviews, documents and observations. Findings – It is found that …

offers a clear longitudinal analysis, based on 31 semi‐structured interviews and direct field observation. Findings – The … paper is of managerial interest for various corporate players (management, human resources, information management) who must … organizational change” is that it can be combined with other perspectives, such as change management, to explore how organizations …

interviews. Findings – The theoretical argument questions the underlying premise and promise of the notion of the boundaryless …