This article presents several studies that examine organizational change. The authors note
that certain issues should be addressed when examining the studies including an …

This review selectively examines the theoretical and empirical organizational change
literature over the past nine years (1990–early 1998). Four research themes or issues …

Purpose–Organizational change is a risky endeavour. Most change initiatives fall short on
their goals and produce high opportunity and process costs, which at times outweigh the …

Reviews important contemporary theoretical approaches to the understanding and
management of change in organizations, and then proposes an alternative framework for …

In a world of organizations that are in constant change scholars have long sought to
understand and explain how they change. This book introduces research methods that are …

Most organizational scholars would agree that change is a difference in form, quality, or
state over time in an entity. The entity may be a strategy, an individual's job, a work group, a …

In a world of organizations that are in constant change scholars have long sought to
understand and explain how they change. This book introduces research methods that are …

Much of the theory and research about change in organizations, by being presented free of
rich context, creates a certain amount of confusion in the literature. This paper seeks to help …

This revised and extended second edition evaluates the diverse approaches to
organizational change that have defined the field. Explaining the assumptions and …

Our world abounds with constant, relentless change to the extent that most people no longer
have an open mind about it. Unequivocally, they want it to stop. Many organizations have …