Searching : the theory and practice of making cultural change / Merrelyn Emery.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Emery, Merrelyn.

Series:

Dialogues on work and innovation ; v. 4.

Dialogues on work and innovation, 1384-6671 ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Corporate culture.

Organizational change.

Organizational learning.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 258 p. : ill.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Searching explains how to make the fundamental cultural change required for a desirable sustainable future. It describes the 'two-stage model' of open-systems social science in action and covers two major methods: the Search Conference for strategic planning and community development; and the Participative Design Workshop for the genotypical design and redesign of organizational structures. The result of nearly 50 years of integrated conceptual and practical development, Searching shows that by replacing 200 years of mechanistic assumptions with concepts and principles which accurately capture human and social realities, these methods generate intrinsic motivation and release human potentials for change. Starting with the building blocks of this internally consistent theoretical framework, Part I explains the interrelations and shows how the power of the methods for achieving this cultural change is generated. Part II of the book describes the methods and illustrates their flexibility by discussing some of their most common variations.

Contents:

SEARCHING

Editorial page

Title page

LCC data

Dedication

Contents

Introduction and Overview

PART I. THE THEORY OF MAKING CULTURAL CHANGE

Chapter 1. The Foundations of the Complete Model of Active Adaptation

Chapter 2. The Complete (2-Stage) Model of Active Socio-Ecological Adaptation

Chapter 3. Towards a Heuristic Theory of Diffusive Learning

Chapter 4. The Design and Management of the Learning Environment

Chapter 5. Completing the Conceptual Circle

PART II. THE PRACTICE OF MAKING CULTURAL CHANGE

Chapter 6. The Search Conference

Chapter 7. Successful Implementation, Variations and Unique Designs

Conclusion: Towards Association, Wisdom and Joy

References

Index

the series DIALOGUES ON WORK AND INNOVATION.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-254) and index.

ISBN:

9786612255137

0-585-46174-0

1-282-25513-4

90-272-9942-0

OCLC:

228040573