Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to study recently published research to identify
findings that provide research‐based guidance to organizational change agents and …

This article presents a constitutive approach to the study of organizational contradictions,
dialectics, paradoxes, and tensions. In particular, it highlights five constitutive dimensions …

Step-by-step advice for constructing a qualitative project from beginning to end, covering
both foundational theory and real-world application Qualitative Research Methods …

Data from a Fortune 500 retailer suggest that managers tell strategically ambiguous,
interwoven narratives about how an organization changes and how it remains the same …

Prevailing views of resistance to change tell a one-sided story that favors change agents by
proposing that resistance is an irrational and dysfunctional reaction located “over there” in …

The experience of simultaneously positive and negative orientations toward a person, goal,
task, idea, and such appears to be quite common in organizations, but it is poorly …

Without question, the study of leadership has a long and rich history within the
organizational sciences despite varying attitudes toward the topic. 1 For example …

Research indicates that numerous variables have an impact on a leader's effectiveness.
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Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change offers a
comprehensive look at individual, team, and organizational change, covering classic and …

Mainstream leadership studies tend to privilege and separate leaders from followers. This
article highlights the value of rethinking leadership as a set of dialectical relationships …