Table of contents
The Sting of Organization: Command, Reciprocity and Change Management
Stephen Linstead, Andrew ChanExamines the structure of command in organizations and the use of“fear” to bring people into line during periods of rapid change. Detailsproblems experienced by organizations who…
The Paradoxical Gravity of Planned Organizational Change
Heather HöpflAddresses the notion of “phoria” in organizational change. Uses the deviceof the myth of the Erl König to explore the appropriation of emotion inorganizations and considers the…
Reacting to What?
John SinclairConsiders the cultural background to ways in which individuals react tochange within organizations and draws out the dangers inherent inevangelizing change messages. An overview…
Organizational Change: Relationship between Reactions, Behaviour and Organizational Performance
Dianne S. LewisDescribes one aspect of a longitudinal case study conducted in anAustralian college of advanced education undergoing transformation to auniversity and explores the relationship…
From a “Grand Story” to Multiple Narratives? Studying an Organizational Change Project
Iiris Aaltio‐MarjosolaThe study has origins in paradoxical foundations: although the trends inthe theory of organizational change emphasize organizational uniqueness,in a case study it was found that…
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- Prof Slawomir Magala