Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 9 Issue 4

New paradigms for change? Theories of organization and the organization of theories

David Collins

Like most fields, the field of organizational change management has altered over time. In recent years the field has taken a “cultural turn”. Accordingly its methodological focus…

Justice, hesitancy and the in‐between

David John Farmer, Rosemary L. Farmer

Shows that the post‐modern perspective has valuable implications for managing organizational and other change. In arguing for this claim, explains the starting point ‐ that…

Military perspectives of organizations

Robert D. Winsor

As the most common metaphor in organizational literature, the military perspective has greatly influenced business thought and practice. Delineates the various forms taken by the…

Boundary problems in political organizations

Mildred A. Schwartz

Considers why protest and/or third parties have such short political lives. Proposes that it is the boundary problems faced by third parties which constrain their ability to adapt…

A model of lame duck situations in changing organizations

Terence C. Krell, Robert S. Spich

Change efforts today must take into account the increasing number of lame duck employees created by the turbulent business environment and the resultant early retirements…

Organizational culture change through training and cultural immersion

Merv Wilkinson, Merv Fogarty, David Melville

Addresses the need for leaders in organizations to deal with the complexities of intercultural relationships through the process of training and cultural immersion. Specifically…