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Be Careful What You Ask For: How Inquiry Strategy Influences Readiness Mode, Leslie E. Serkera, Roxanne Zolin, J. Goosby Smith
Be Careful What You Ask For: How Inquiry Strategy Influences Readiness Mode, Leslie E. Serkera, Roxanne Zolin, J. Goosby Smith
Organization Management Journal
Much has been written about affecting change in the workplace, including how to help employees prepare for the process. However, little is known about how participation influences employees’ emotions and attitudes at the start of an intervention. By qualitatively analyzing conversations that were triggered by an organizational change effort, we explored how different inquiry strategies influence readiness for change. We examined four inquiry strategies by combining strength or deficit frames with individual or organizational focus. Distinctive conversational patterns emerged within each strategy, which we believe influence peoples’ change readiness. In this article we present four readiness modes to describe these …
Exploring The Application Of Positioning Theory To The Analysis Of Organisational Change, G. Zelle
Exploring The Application Of Positioning Theory To The Analysis Of Organisational Change, G. Zelle
Faculty of Commerce - Papers (Archive)
The present paper proposes the application of Positioning Theory as an analytical tool in organisational change research. Positioning Theory can contribute to an enhanced understanding of organisational change. It is a discursive approach to change. Its dynamic nature can capture a detailed picture of change and provide better understanding due to attention to contexts. It allows consideration of multiple levels of social analysis - people, institutions and society. Positioning Theory in this sense has a dual relevance for research in organisational change, as a theoretical framework and a method of social analysis. Throughout the paper I develop a rationale for …
Diversity Leader: Case Study Of A Selected Organization's Transformation, Aileen Guerrero Zaballero
Diversity Leader: Case Study Of A Selected Organization's Transformation, Aileen Guerrero Zaballero
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Diversity initiatives have evolved from a focus on compliance-oriented training to a systematic approach which integrates the many dimensions of diversity in all aspects of business to enhance performance through the practice of organization development (OD) (Bendick, Egan, & Lofhjelm, 2001). Many organizations have implemented short term solutions to address the demographic changes in the workforce, but have had minimal results. When diversity interventions are conceptually grounded in organization development practices the results are much more substantial for both the employees and the organization (2001). The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the perceived influential factors of …
E-Business Adoption As A Form Of Management Strategy: An E-Retailing Perspective, Ugo Digwo
E-Business Adoption As A Form Of Management Strategy: An E-Retailing Perspective, Ugo Digwo
Ugo Digwo
Abstract This research focuses on the increasing importance of e-retailing as a major mode of retailing, which retailers must integrate into their management strategy, if they are to maintain or gain competitive advantage in the industry. The study examines the benefits and challenges that accompany e-retail adoption or non-adoption by retail organisations. To this end, a survey was conducted to determine the views and preferences of customers and retailers in the researchers’ community regarding the adoption or non-adoption of e-retailing. The results of the research are positioned as a frame of reference for designing organisational management strategies.