Ideas which are comfortable and familiar are not likely to challenge or transform our thinking. As human beings, our need to reduce cognitive dissonance causes us to seek the familiar and reject the unfamiliar, often without careful reflection. Scholars must overcome such natural tendencies in...

The Research in Organizational Change and Development series is an outlet for cutting edge conceptual and empirical scholarly contributions that have the capacity to shape research and practice. The field of organizational change and development continues to evolve rapidly, as the demand for...

Preface / Richard W. Woodman, William A. Pasmore, Abraham B. (Rami) Shani -- A new horizon for organizational change and development scholarship : connecting planned and emergent change / Reut Livne-Tarandach, Jean M. Bartunek -- Coaching for sustained desired change / Melvin L. Smith, Ellen B....

Preface / Richard W. Woodman, William A. Pasmore -- The professionalization of organization development : the next step in an evolving field / Allan H. Church -- Broken promises : the role of contract breaches in turnaround situations / Matthew Semadeni -- Flattening the organizational structure...

Volume Eighteen of Research in Organizational Change and Development contains nine papers that address cutting edge challenges in organizational change, report the results of change-related research, and advocate methodological advances in the field. Papers by noted international authors such as...

Volume 19 of Research in Organizational Change and Development includes papers by an international and diverse set of authors including Michael Beer, Victor Friedman, Luiz Gomez & Donna Ballard, Ethan Berstein & Frank Barrett, Karen Jansen & David Hoffman, Guido Maes & Geert Van Hootegem, and...