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casemix system is explicated from an actor network theory perspective. Medical coding and the DRG methodology will be argued …
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It is proposed to examine how these two different models of human relations – that of Winnicott and Serres – illuminate features of contemporary organizational life. With these models, one can view recent scandals in the USA, specifically the implosion of the energy firm, Enron. Previous...
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Entrainment is a theory of causality wherein different but proximate actants are tied to one another in complementary rhythms. Entrainment proposes a naturalism of interrelatedness. Manuel DeLanda has explored the logic of social entrainment. Opposing assumptions are found in Actor Network...
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by means of a case study of the accelerated appearance and disappearance of Enron. Design/methodology …
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solution to employees within the company. Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports qualitative research conducted in a …
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transcend contradictions emerge, evolve and contribute to organizational change. Design/methodology/approach – The paper …
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small firms. Design/methodology/approach – This research uses a process approach based on retrospective comparative case … study methodology. Data collection in the six companies lasted over a year. This gives the opportunity to contrast failed …
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Focuses on integrating the theory and practice of organizational transformation through the metaphors of chaos theory and self‐organization. Case study data were collected through in‐depth interviews of three practitioner/theorists ‐ Peter Senge, William Torbert and Ellen Wingard ‐ all...
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The scholarly literature in consultation emphasises scenarios where the role of the consultant is external and formalised. However, many consultations exhibit neither of these characteristics. The dynamics of an informal, four‐year long, internal consulting project conducted by two faculty...
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Presents a model for announcing major, negatively perceived, top‐down changes such as layoffs and reorganizations was developed based on the extant literature. The appropriateness of the model was then tested by analysing 15 cases in which a major change was announced. The model presented...
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