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Book Synopsis2017 marks the silver anniversary of the Research in Organizational Change and Development series, founded in 1987 by Dick Woodman and Bill Pasmore, and currently edited by Rami Shani and Debra Noumair. This volume includes contributions from authors who have published in the first few volumes, contributions that examine the impact of the research published in the series on OD&C research, theoretical developments and practice. Highlights include contributions from Bill Pasmore and Dick Woodman as well as David Coghlan that focus on the essence and impact of the research reported in the last 24 volumes and possible research trajectories; Philip Mirvis and Mitchell Marks- the second recipients of the Pasmore-Woodman award (AOM 2016) on the highs and lows of co-researching; David Cooperrider on the evolution of Appreciative Inquiry since the foundation manuscript was published in ROCD Volume 1 (1987); Todd Jick & Kinthi Sturtevant who take stock of 30 years of change management, asking questions of and about its future and; Marvin Weisbord’s reflection on forty years of being a scholarly-practitioner in the field.
Trade ReviewTo mark the 25th anniversary of the annual series, six contributors to to the first few volumes return to reflect on the evolution of organizational change and development during the past 30 years. Other contributors explore the role that identity plays in achieving strategic change; the merger process of two academic institutions; and the power of using a systems psychodynamic frame, attending to group dynamics, conducting psycho-social research, and viewing self-as-instrument as a rigorous method of sense-making when engaged in research and practice in the field. -- Annotation ©2017 * (protoview.com) *
Table of ContentsPREFACE THE FUTURE OF RESEARCH ON ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND DEVELOPMENT;
William A. Pasmore and Richard W. Woodman TAKING STOCK OF 30 YEARS OF CHANGE MANAGEMENT: IS IT TIME FOR A REBOOT?;
Todd D. Jick and Kinthi D. M. Sturtevant THE GIFT OF NEW EYES: PERSONAL REFLECTIONS AFTER 30 YEARS OF APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY IN ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE;
David L. Cooperrider HOW ORGANIZATION TRANSFORMATION HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY CHANGING AND NOT CHANGING;
Jean M. Bartunek and Elise B. Jones CO-RESEARCHING AND –DOING M&A INTEGRATION: CROSSING THE SCHOLAR-PRACTITIONER DIVIDE;
Philip A. Mirvis and Mitchell L. Marks X-RAY VISION AT WORK: SEEING INSIDE ORGANIZATIONAL LIFE;
Debra A. Noumair, Danielle L. Pfaff, Christine St. John, Asha N. Gipson and Sarah J. Brazaitis ACHIEVING STRATEGIC CHANGE THROUGH PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT: THE ROLE OF IDENTITY THREAT;
Kajsa Asplund, Pernilla Bolander and Andreas Werr ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE AND AMBIDEXTERITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF INSTITUTIONAL MERGER;
Staci Lynne Ripkey LEARNING TO FLY – AND OTHER LIFE LESSONS;
Marvin Weisbord HOW MIGHT WE LEARN ABOUT THE PHILOSOPHY OF ODC RESEARCH FROM 24 VOLUMES OF ROCD? AN INVITATION TO INTERIORITY;
David Coghlan
