Recently added articles from Organization Development Journal:
Transforming Talk: The Interplay of Discourse, Power, and Change
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract This article presents ideas about language, power, and organizational change from the new academic field of Organizational Discourse. These ideas expand our understanding of the importance of conversation, context, and contention as critical variables in socially constructing ...
The Effect of Senior Management Participative Involvement and on Employee Perceptions
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract The imaginary manipulation of senior management's participative involvement with school employees was examined to determine employee perception of fairness. Attitudes toward senior management behavior differed significantly among employee groups. Qualitative analysis revealed ...
A Five Factor Framework for Coaching Middle Managers
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract This paper describes a five factor framework for understanding the work of middle managers based on who they are interacting with, and the purpose of the interaction. Middle managers work with top managers, peers, and employees to either (1) share information and communicate or ...
Organizational Change Cynicism: A Review of the Literature and Intervention Strategies
Oct 01, 2008; ... Abstract This study provides an overview of the impact, both positive and negative, of employee cynicism on organizations. The authors focus specifically on empirical findings regarding the relationship between organizational change cynicism (OCC) and employee engagement (EE). Data from ...
Feedback and More Feedback
Oct 01, 2008; ... In the Spring and Summer issues of the Organization Development Journal I asked for feedback as to what you wanted to read about. This issue represents some of those recommendations. Keep the feedback and the articles coming in to odjed@yahoo.com. In this issue, two generations of ...