The central role of discourse in large-scale change: a social construction perspective

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This article reconceptualizes the change process from a rational planning perspective to an interpretive perspective emphasizing the social construction of meaning. Discourse is viewed as the core of the change process through which our basic assumptions about organizing are created, sustained, and transformed. To illustrate the dynamics of meaning systems, examples are provided of organizations shifting from mechanistic assumptions to become more adaptive, responsive, quality-oriented organizations. Implications for researchers and managers are included. (Reprinted by permission of the publisher.)

Organizational change, Meaning (Philosophy)

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The relationship of key factors in the process of collaboration: a study of school-to-work coalitions

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This article explores school-to-work partnerships. The authors, employing correlation and regression analyses, examine how stakeholder diversity, interdependence, written agreements, communications, resource sharing, planning, and coordination were related to the organizational culture of the coalitions, maintaining these are the key factors to understanding collaboration in coalitions.

United States, Management dynamics, Partnerships, Management, Partnership, Company business management, Organizational behavior, Organizational behaviour

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