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Record Nr.

UNINA9910969542703321

Autore

Pålshaugen Øyvind

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : John Benjamins Pub., c1998

ISBN

9786612255120

1-282-25512-6

90-272-9941-2

0-585-46173-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (156 p.)

Collana

Dialogues on work and innovation ; ; v. 5

Altri autori (Persone)

GustavsenBjørn

ØsterbergDag <1938->

ShotterJohn

Disciplina

302.3/5

Soggetti

Organizational sociology

Action research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-149).

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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



organizational development process. Björn Gustavsen, Dag Østerberg and John Shotter add critical comments.