Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 10 Issue 1

The legitimation of learning in organizational change

Carl Rhodes

Explores organizational learning based on the interpretations of actors in the organizational setting. Brings out the major point that events of organizational change are subject…

Pairing myth with type of change: implications for change communication

Muayyad Jabri

Draws attention to the value of myths for therapeutic purposes; cleansing oneself of addiction to theory. Espouses the need for moving beyond the rigidity of types and…

Telling changes: from narrative family therapy to organizational change and development

David Barry

Explores how developments in the ground‐breaking field of narrative family therapy might be applied to organizational change efforts. After an introductory discussion of some of…

Rhetoric and action: when a literary drama tells the organization’s story

Nanette Monin, D. John Monin

Recognizes the link between rhetoric and organizational outcomes in organizational theory. Suggests that it is a link which could also be developed in organizational change…

Journeys in a declining industry: stories of footwear manufacturing

Toby Harfield, R.T. Hamilton

Represents an experiment in style and methodology. Presents stories of managing decline in a rapidly deregulating environment. Collected data from managers in the New Zealand…

Towards demokratia ‐ myth and the management of organizational change in ancient Athens

Stephen Cummings, John Brocklesby

Suggests that a systems approach to the management of organization change is something most business schools assume to be a recent development. Presents a 2,500‐year‐old example…