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Mele, Cristina; Russo-Spena, Tiziana - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 28 (2015) 1, pp. 4-25

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine eco-innovation practices within project networks. Eco-innovation practices involve systematic series of actions that integrate resources to create value. Design/methodology/approach – Using case research, the authors conducted an intensive...

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Metaphor, cultural imagery, and the study of change in public organizations

Sementelli, Arthur J.; Abel, Charles F. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 20 (2007) 5, pp. 652-670

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how mechanistic and organic metaphors might be fused through the application of cultural imagery. Design/methodology/approach – This paper is a theoretical examination of metaphor and its application in public organizations. Specifically,...

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Rhetoric in management and in management research

Bonet, Eduard; Sauquet, Alfons - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 23 (2010) 2, pp. 120-133

management that discloses the role of rhetoric in these fields and that offers a conceptual framework for this special issue of … the Journal of Organizational Change Management . Design/methodology/approach – The approach taken is a critical and … involves rhetorical reflections, judgements, arguments and debates. Third, even if management sciences usually conceptualize …

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Mission Orientations and Deans′ Perceptions: Implications for the New AACSB Accreditation Standards

Cotton, Chester C.; McKenna, John F.; Van Auken, Stuart; … - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 6 (1993) 1, pp. 17-27

Attitudes of deans of American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) accredited schools/colleges of business were surveyed regarding nine areas central to the practice of collegiate level business education. These deans were then classified into three categories in a manner...

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Where is AACSB Now? An Interview with Porter, McKibbin and Blood

Ramey, Gerald W. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 6 (1993) 1, pp. 14-16

Gerald Ramey interviews Drs Porter, McKibbin and Blood about new accreditation standards implemented by the American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). The major consensus of opinion being that as long as there is good communication through the schools system, accreditation will...

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Anticipated Changes in the Business School Curriculum: A Survey of Deans in AACSB Accredited and Non‐Accredited Schools

Mayes, Bronston T.; Heide, Dorothy; Smith, Ephraim - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 6 (1993) 1, pp. 54-63

A survey was mailed to the deans of AACSB accredited schools and 50 per cent of the non‐accredited AACSB affiliates, to determine their perceptions of how the changes in accreditation criteria might affect their curricula and what methods might be used to make these changes. The sample was...

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Responding to the New B‐school Challenges: An In‐process Observation

Slone, Ronald R.; LaCava, Jerry - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 6 (1993) 1, pp. 64-71

The new AACSB accreditation standards suggest a change in B‐school operations, from the academic model to the professional school model whereby stakeholder needs are given increasing attention. Also, they require that schools give specific attention to their role and mission. A new dean from...

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Dr Don Parker Speaks on: ″The Changing Face of AACSB Accreditation: Implications for Faculty″

Ramey, Gerald. W.; Parker, Don - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 6 (1993) 1, pp. 41-46

A speech by Dr Don Parker at a plenary session at the Western Academy of Management, 1992 examines the American …

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Engineering a paradigm shift?

Ragsdell, Gillian - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 13 (2000) 2, pp. 104-120

each instance, senior management recognised that, while their engineers possessed the “hard”, technical skills to fulfil … holistic approach to organisational change management. …

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The subject(ivity) of management

Darmer, Per - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 13 (2000) 4, pp. 334-351

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 …

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