Behavior in organizations is predominantly driven by expectations and routines derived from past experience rather than … change. Drucker addressed this long‐standing problem by arguing that decision makers must address the degree of “futurity … creativity and change.  …

planned organizational change and, potentially, organizational performance. Only goals demonstrate a significant relationship … work settings. Furthermore, since individuals must change their behaviour in order for organizational improvement to occur …, planned organizational change can be viewed as an attempt to change organizational work setting characteristics such that …

performance implications, the study also finds that the content, context and process of change were influenced by a dominant …

Purpose – To conceptualize and theorize dialogue's diagnostic as well as generative functions for strategic innovation … and organizational change. Design/methodology/approach – Conceptual development with case illustration. Findings … – Strategic innovation requires shifts in existing mental models of organizational actors that underlie the overall strategy …

that these are founded on a logic which abstracts innovation from its institutional and organisational context. Design … institutional legacies, expertise and practices that are crucial in fostering innovation. Originality/value – The paper shows that … the bureaucratic context offers a more propitious environment for innovation than has been suggested by managerialist …

dramatic and rapid coercive restructuring accompanying open‐ended environment change, this study found that known routines and … one that offers a fascinating view of change. Findings – Whilst the change management literature typically emphasises … historical ways of working existed alongside innovation, risk‐taking and learning; the paradoxical foundation upon which …

test the role of cultural barriers in the relationship between OM and organizational innovation. Design … relationship between OM and organizational innovation is likely to suffer if a firm does not overcome previously its cultural …

undertake large‐scale reform and innovation efforts. A case is made that bold thrusts at large‐scale change are more likely to … community. Offers a propositional framework, built on seven principles of change applied directly to the process of curriculum … change. Each proposition is supported with one or two mini cases drawn from experience within a large, publicly …