Description
Book SynopsisExplores the dynamics of time in organizational change, proposing the use of the concept of "flow time." This book examines the issue of excessive change in organizations, which are defined as the simultaneous pursuit of multiple unrelated changes.
Table of ContentsThe Times of Cause and Flow in Organizational Change; When Change Becomes Excessive; Innovation Implementation: Conceptualization and Measurement in Organizational Research; Creating New Knowledge by Crossing Theory and Practice Boundaries; Transformative Interactions: Qualities of Conversation That Heighten the Vitality of Self-organizing Change; Punctuated Equilibrium Model of Organizational Transformation: Sources and Consequences in the Banking Industry; Informing an Apparent Irony in OD Applications: Good Fit of OD and Confucian Work Ethics; Collaborative Research Across Borders and Boundaries: Action Research Insights from the CO-IMPROVE Project; Assessment of the State of Appreciative Inquiry: Past, Present, and Future.
