Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 21 Issue 3

Linking the knowledge creation process to organizational theories: A macro view of organization‐environment change

Chung‐An Chen

The author aims to provide a macro (organization‐environment) view for knowledge creation (KC), a study traditionally considered to be a micro (individual‐organization) management…

Builders and cleaners: A longitudinal study of strategic narratives

Svante Leijon, Arne Söderbom

The purpose of this research paper is to contribute to strategy theory by differentiating different types of top management narratives and trying to understand the interplay…

All change? Managers' experience of organizational change in theory and practice

Jane Andrews, Helen Cameron, Margaret Harris

This paper aims to examine the usefulness of organizational change theory for management practice.

Has Tom Peters lost the plot? A timely review of a celebrated management guru

David Collins

This paper has been timed to coincide with the 25th anniversary of the publication of In Search of Excellence. Observing this anniversary, the paper aims to offer a critical…

Between structuration and translation: an approach of ICT appropriation

Anthony Hussenot

Appropriation of information communication technology (ICT) drags tools and actors into a sociotechnical process. ICT, practices, and organizations are strongly modified. Only an…

Organizational knowledge and discourse of diversity in employment

Chris McVittie, Andy McKinlay, Sue Widdicombe

Evidence suggests that the notion of diversity in employment has failed to meet expectations of increased inclusion and organizational competitiveness in an ever‐changing and…

A model to explore the mystery between organizations' downsizing strategies and firm performance: Integrating the perspectives of organizational change, strategy and strategic human resource management

Cheng‐Fei Tsai, Yu‐Fang Yen

Downsizing in organizations is a popular management strategy. However, in the field of organization change, the question of whether downsizing practices eventually improve…

Effects of control mechanisms on positive organizational change

Billy Tat Wai Yu, To Wai Ming

This paper aims to describe an application of key concepts in agency theory to organizational development. Specifically, it seeks to highlight that formal control systems, the…

Introduction to the narrative turn