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The incidence and diffusion of teamwork in manufacturing – evidences from a Pan-European survey

Bikfalvi, Andrea; Jäger, Angela; Lay, Gunter - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 27 (2014) 2, pp. 206-231

process of teamwork diffusion over time. The impact of country, company size, manufacturing sector and other factors on … teamwork diffusion is identified. Design/methodology/approach – The study is based on data from 3,522 companies gathered by the … ability to offer recent, international and relevant figures about teamwork implementation and diffusion. Furthermore the data …

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Leader vision and diffusion of HR policy during change

Bish, Adelle; Newton, Cameron; Johnston, Kim - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 28 (2015) 4, pp. 529-545

Purpose – This paper utilizes diffusion of innovation theory in order to investigate and understand the relationships …. Originality/value – This research extends the application of diffusion of innovation theory and leader vision theory to …

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Introduction: the leading edge in research on spirituality and organizations

Neal, Judi; Biberman, Jerry - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 4, pp. 363-366

This paper is an introduction to the special issue on “The leading edge in research on spirituality and organizations”. The paper discusses some of the issues concerning the outer world of worldly activities and the inner world of spirituality and religion in modern Western society, with...

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Mapping the terrain of spirituality in organizations research

Benefiel, Margaret - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 4, pp. 367-377

Researchers in the burgeoning new field of spirituality in organizations face a number of significant field‐shaping questions, e.g. how should spirituality in organizations be defined and what research methods are most appropriate for this work – quantitative, qualitative, a combination of...

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Research in spirituality, religion, and work

Lund Dean, Kathy; Fornaciari, Charles J.; McGee, James J. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 4, pp. 378-395

While spirituality and religion in work (SRW) as an inquiry field has been gaining interest in the popular press, it has only recently been recognized by the academic community. Consequently, its relevance to important research and its legitimacy in contributing scholarly work is not ensured....

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Point‐counterpoint: measuring workplace spirituality

Krahnke, Keiko; Giacalone, Robert A.; Jurkiewicz, Carole L. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 4, pp. 396-405

Presents a point‐counterpoint discussion on whether or not we can – or should – measure something as ineffable as spirituality in organizations. Topics covered include “Workplace spirituality: on the need for measurement” and “Towards wholeness in spirituality research: embracing...

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Making conscious choices in doing research on workplace spirituality

Lips‐Wiersma, Marjolein - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 4, pp. 406-425

An increasing range of research methods emphasize the socially situated nature of knowledge and hence the need to specify the knower. As such we need to account for the ways in which assumptions, feelings, biases, and anticipated outcomes might influence research questions, interpretation and...

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Workplace spirituality and employee work attitudes

Milliman, John; Czaplewski, Andrew J.; Ferguson, Jeffery - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 4, pp. 426-447

One important question in the field of workplace spirituality concerns the relationship of this construct with employee work attitudes. This study attempts to make a rigorous empirical examination of the relationship between workplace spirituality and five prevalent employee job attitudinal...

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Rituals and rules: about magic in consultancy

Schuyt, Theo N.M.; Schuijt, John J.M. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 11 (1998) 5, pp. 399-406

Consultants are called in when managers of corporations and organizations face major changes. Cultural changes and transitions from one stage of development to another are among the subjects studied in cultural anthropology. This article looks at how cultural anthropological insights into...

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Spiritual perspectives on individual, organizational and societal transformation

Neal, Judith A.; Bergmann Lichtenstein, Benyamin M.; … - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 12 (1999) 3, pp. 175-186

The article explores issues of what matters most in individual organizational and societal transformation – economic issues or spirit? Transformation is defined and literature on individual, organizational and societal transformation is presented. The article looks at the standard arguments...

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