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Publication date: 1 August 2002

Alex M. Andrew

Summarises the key areas of research presented at the WOSC 2002 conference including aerospace, organic growth and medical applications. Although the work presented had little…

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Summarises the key areas of research presented at the WOSC 2002 conference including aerospace, organic growth and medical applications. Although the work presented had little immediate practical application in the field of robotics it is clear that the future will see much of the present work being implemented.

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Industrial Robot: An International Journal, vol. 29 no. 4
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0143-991X

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Publication date: 12 October 2012

Andrew Alex M.

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Kybernetes, vol. 41 no. 10
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 18 October 2011

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Kybernetes, vol. 40 no. 9/10
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Kybernetes, vol. 35 no. 1/2
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 3 August 2012

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Kybernetes, vol. 41 no. 7/8
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 16 March 2010

Alex M. Andrew

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Kybernetes, vol. 39 no. 1
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 1 February 2005

Nic Beech and Phyl Johnson

To explore identity dynamics in the lived experience of a strategic change over time.

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Purpose

To explore identity dynamics in the lived experience of a strategic change over time.

Design/methodology/approach

Qualitative data were collected through a longitudinal engagement with the focal organisation. Narrative analysis was used to trace the identity dynamics of senior figures in an organisation as it went through strategic change. This entailed a change of CEO and chairman, alterations to the composition of the board and the executive team and, in association with these changes in personnel, alterations to the strategy and direction of the company.

Findings

The identity dynamics were at times comfortable and uncomfortable fits for the individuals involved, and over time expectations and realisations impacted on the processes of change in ways that were unexpected and unintentional for the actors. The outcome of the analysis shows the disruptive impact of identity dynamics on the practice of strategic change.

Research limitations

The nature of the research undertaken does not seek to represent a holistic case study but, rather, is focused on a depth analysis of selected interactional data.

Practical implications

A critique of traditional views of resistance to change is presented and an alternative approach to analysing reactions to change is proposed.

Originality/value

The paper contributes a narrative approach to the discursive analysis of strategic change. It also elaborates the significance of “identity work” in such settings.

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Journal of Organizational Change Management, vol. 18 no. 1
Type: Research Article
ISSN: 0953-4814

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Publication date: 26 September 2018

Sally Sambrook and Andrew F. Herrmann

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Journal of Organizational Ethnography, vol. 7 no. 3
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ISSN: 2046-6749

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Publication date: 1 January 1991

Alex Andrew

A discussion and review of the important biography by Pesi R. Mansani of Norbert Wiener, with comment on the pre‐cybernetic era, Wiener's origins, his post‐doctoral studies…

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A discussion and review of the important biography by Pesi R. Mansani of Norbert Wiener, with comment on the pre‐cybernetic era, Wiener's origins, his post‐doctoral studies, together with his achievements in mathematics, his connection with the USSR, his war‐time activities and, finally, his involvement with cybernetics.

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Kybernetes, vol. 20 no. 1
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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Publication date: 1 October 2002

Alex M. Andrew

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Kybernetes, vol. 31 no. 7/8
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ISSN: 0368-492X

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