Description
Book SynopsisVolume 30 of Research in Organizational Change and Development includes seven contributions from leading colleagues around the globe. Taken together they address some key questions for our field: Who do we need to be as OD&C to help create a better world and under what relational conditions can we do such work? What research and theorizing do we have available, and what thought-action repertoires need further development? What robust OD&C methods do we have, and which new methods are needed to be truly helpful in the creation of a better world together?
The chapters for this volume are written by senior scholars in the field of OD&C who share their insights from a long-lived, continuous engagement with both theory and practice. This shows in their expansive time horizon when reflecting on the field and how they personally navigated through it. Their seniority also shows in their commitment to help bring the field forward whilst trusting that others may appreciate and continue their legacy. Most of all, and especially endearing in current times, the authors show the joy and strength of collaboration with kindred spirits in inquiry, learning and writing.
Table of ContentsChapter 1. How can ODC help accomplish a sustainable future? A joint reflection; Susan A. Mohrman and Jean M. Bartunek
Chapter 2. Research in Organization Development and Change: A Personal Journey through Positivist, Interpretivist, Post-Modern, Critical, Appreciative, and Aesthetic Methods – and, Finally, Pragmatism; Philip Mirvis
Chapter 3. Creating and Building Shared Scholarship in Organization Development and Change: A Metalogue; David Coghlan and Abraham B. (Rami) Shani
Chapter 4. Developing a Sustainable High Commitment, High Performance System of Organizing, Managing, and Leading: An Actionable Systems Theory of Change and Development; Michael Beer
Chapter 5. Applying Management and Organization Theory to Organization Change and Development: More than Meets the Eye; Thomas G. Cummings and Christopher G. Worley
Chapter 6. The Role and Relevance of Discourse and Discursive Perspectives in Organizational Change and Development; Cliff Oswick and Yuan Li
Chapter 7. Exploring the Richness of Action Learning Research to Exploit Action Learning in Networks: A Journey in Shared Theorizing; David Coghlan and Paul Coughlan
