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Autore |
Pålshaugen Øyvind |
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The end of organization theory? : language as a tool in action research and organizational development / / yvind Pålshaugen ; with comments from Björn Gustavsen, Dag sterberg, John Shotter |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c1998 |
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ISBN |
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9786612255120 |
1-282-25512-6 |
90-272-9941-2 |
0-585-46173-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (156 p.) |
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Collana |
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Dialogues on work and innovation ; ; v. 5 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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GustavsenBjørn |
ØsterbergDag <1938-> |
ShotterJohn |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Organizational sociology |
Action research |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-149). |
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Nota di contenuto |
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THE END OF ORGANIZATION THEORY?; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Contents; Introduction; Chapter 1. Organization Development and Action Research; Chapter 2. The Foundation Phase: Dialogue Conferences; Chapter 3. The Project Development Phase: Development Organization at Work; Chapter 4. The Institutionalization Phase; Chapter 5. Coda: Theory and Practice in Action Research; Critical Language Theory in Practice; An Organization's Internal Public Sphere: Its Nature and Its Supplementation; References; the series DIALOGUES ON WORK AND INNOVATION |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Organizational theorists talk a lot about organizational development. Although they can express themselves eloquently, too often the practitioner is not convinced by their talk. The authors of The End of Organization Theory? are in favor of the 'doers' doing most of the talking themselves. Thus, in this book, Øyvind Pålshaugen tells the story of an action research project in which a reorganization of the discourse between management and workers serves as the basis for an |
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