application in public organizations. Specifically, this paper examines the possibility that images from popular culture might … potential significance of the Robocop metaphor for guiding research in organizations. Findings – The popular culture image …/implications – The popular culture image can help us to understand change in public organizations. Originality/value – It is one of the …

to introduce this special issue of the Journal of Organizational Change Management. Design/methodology/approach – The … literature and representation in general have been discussed in studies of organization and management before, the specific …

Current theories of organization tend to discuss the management of change across networks in a grammar of instrumental …

Past research suggests that most culture change efforts proceed with limited attention to the pluralistic nature of … integrating culture change and the strategic HR literature. We review the organization culture and strategic HR literature and …

management culture. Findings – In the end, the observations were made on 84 valid questionnaires and they allowed for the … identification of the characteristics of change in Romanian companies by means of the organizational culture, the development of … organizational culture in an unstable, changing environment and the identification of the present values and of those desired by the …

) management. Design/methodology/approach – Women managers' experience on career is explored in relation to the Chinese cultural …. This refers to a work‐family conflict within Chinese culture which emphasizes Guanxi and close societal ties. Although not … their potential to succeed in management, at least in a recently developed field like IT. The findings indicate that the …

in the culture literature that organizational culture has a direct and predictable effect on organizational performance … grass roots and middle management levels during a period of forced, rapid change. Qualitative evidence is given of the very …

The US manned space flight program is interpreted as an expression of American culture. Since the inception of the … regression may be found in the recent history of American organizational culture.  …