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Professional discourses and resistance to change

Pieterse, Jos H.; Caniëls, Marjolein C.J.; Homan, Thijs - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 25 (2012) 6, pp. 798-818

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate how resistance to change might be a consequence of differences in professional discourse of professional groups working together in a change program. Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses discourse analysis and rubrics to study the...

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Organizational improvisation and change: two syntheses and a filled gap

Pina E. Cunha, Miguel; Vieira Da Cunha, João - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 16 (2003) 2, pp. 169-185

Change has become one of the most studied topics in management research. Although literally hundreds of research initiatives on this theme are carried out annually, there are still important questions in this area that have been left unanswered. There are two, logically possible, modes of change...

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Ethical paradigms as potential foundations of diversity management initiatives in business organizations

Gotsis, George; Kortezi, Zoe - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 26 (2013) 6, pp. 948-976

designing and implementing diversity practices. In so doing, it employs distinct ethical theories that not only elevate respect … implementations of diversity management, may provide the basis of a non-instrumental approach to diversity issues, allowing for an … influence and inform diversity issues, is elaborated, analyzed and properly discussed. Findings – Three distinct theoretical …

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Reconciling institutional theory with organizational theories

de la luz Fernández‐Alles, María; Valle‐Cabrera, … - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 19 (2006) 4, pp. 503-517

Purpose – The aim of the paper is to review and compare traditional and new institutional postulates in order to address some of the criticism that this theory has received. Design/methodology/approach – Throughout this paper, five interesting paradoxes are presented in management contexts...

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Organizational Slack and Risk‐taking Behaviour: Tests of Product Pricing Strategy

Moses, O. Douglas - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 5 (1992) 3, pp. 38-54

Organizational change inevitably involves uncertainty and hence some risk taking. Tests the relationship between organizational slack and risk taking in organization decision making, and thus provides some evidence on the role or organizational variables in risk‐taking behaviour. Product...

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The Relationship between Work Setting and Employee Behaviour

Robertson, Peter J. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 7 (1994) 3, pp. 22-43

It is argued that the behaviour of organizational members is influenced to a large extent by characteristics of their work settings. Furthermore, since individuals must change their behaviour in order for organizational improvement to occur, planned organizational change can be viewed as an...

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Lessons from Oz: balance and wholeness in organizations

Biberman, Jerry; Whitty, Michael; Robbins, Lee - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 12 (1999) 3, pp. 243-254

The 1899 book and the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz hold a permanent influence on US culture. In this article we describe how the Wizard of Oz’s story can serve as a metaphor for balancing energies and organizational transformation at all levels. Just as the spiritual transformation of a...

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The Diagnosis of Work Group Norms: Practical Implications for Change

McMahan, Gary C.; Michele Kacmar, K. - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 4 (1991) 4, pp. 24-33

Behaviour resulting from work group normative processes can be examined and changed to increase the productivity of an organisation. A model for exploring the process of work group norm diagnosis that can be used by organisational consultants is developed. Examples of its use are also presented.

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Building leadership capacity for change as the norm

Fleming, Kerrie (ed.); Millar, Carla (ed.) - 2019

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Resistance in HROs, setback or resource?

Binci, Daniele; Cerruti, Corrado; Donnarumma, Stefano … - In: Journal of Organizational Change Management 25 (2012) 6, pp. 867-882

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to analyse the role of resistance at team level in a change project focused on the maintenance activities of a high reliability organisation (HRO) that operates in the electricity distribution field. Design/methodology/approach – A grounded theory is...

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