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Organizational decline: A synthesis of insights from organizational ecology, path dependence and the resource‐based view
Klaus Heine, Heike RindfleischThe aim of this paper is to propose an integrative framework of organizational decline on the firm‐level.
Finding a space for story: sensemaking, stories and epistemic impasse
Gazi IslamThe current study aims to explore the role of stories in organizational sensemaking processes. Rather than positioning stories as one among many different sensemaking mechanisms…
Art imitates life: art and architecture as a driving force for change
Kaisa G. Holloway CrippsThe purpose of this paper is to explore the use of art and architecture by leadership as a driving force to effect change of perception of an organization's identity. While some…
A case study of district leadership using knowledge management for educational change
Lynne Hannay, Sonia Ben Jaafar, Lorna EarlThe purpose of this paper is to examine the work of district leadership of a large Canadian school district in becoming a learning organization over four years using knowledge…
“Flexibility” as the rationale for organizational change: a discourse perspective
Richard Dunford, Suresh Cuganesan, David Grant, Ian Palmer, Rosie Beaumont, Cara SteeleThe concept “flexibility” is ubiquitous as a rationale for organizational change. However, its broad application is accompanied by a general lack of definitional agreement or…
Butting heads and headlines
Jan Dutkiewicz, Linda DuxburyThe purpose of this paper is to test the validity of a set of best practice principles for managing transformational organizational change by applying them to a specific change…
The impact of change management on the attitudes of Turkish security managers towards change: A case study
Sefer Yilmaz, Huseyin Ozgen, Recai AkyelThe main purpose of this study is to develop an understanding of how managerial methods can be used during the change process to direct employees' attitudes positively towards…
Underneath organizational health and knowledge sharing
Luu Trong TuanThis research excursion through shipping companies in Vietnam seeks to examine if corporate social responsibility (CSR) influences trust, which in turn engenders the chain of…
Insider action research: premises and promises
Madhu Ranjan KumarThis paper aims at developing a set of guidelines for potential inside action researchers (IARrs).
High performance work systems in corporate turnaround: a German case study
Dimitrios M. Mihail, Myra Mac Links, Sofoklis SarvanidisThis study aims to investigate the nexus of high‐performance work systems (HPWS) with corporate change that leads to enhanced performance.
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