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The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers

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Editors:
  1. David B. Szabla

    1. Organizational Change Leadership College of Education and Human Development, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

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  • Provides unbiased view of enduring theories and models

  • Analyzes from both a personal and theoretical perspective

  • Reviews ideas of prominent organizational change thinkers

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Table of contents (111 entries)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xliv
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  2. Alban, Billie: The Inclusive Organizational Development Practitioner and Scholar

    • Gary Mangiofico
    Pages 1-16

  3. Alvesson, Mats: A Passion for Critical Reflexivity and Rational Change

    • Stefan Sveningsson, Dan Kärreman
    Pages 17-35

  4. Anthony F. Buono: A Practical Sociologist for a Changing World

    • Aaron J. Nurick
    Pages 37-51

  5. Argote, Linda: Advancing Research on Organizational Learning

    • Bill McEvily
    Pages 53-69

  6. Argyris, Chris: The Iconoclast

    • Lee Bolman
    Pages 71-90

  7. Armenakis, Achilles: A Journey of Discovery – Seeing Change Through New Eyes

    • Dennis R. Self
    Pages 91-114

  8. Barrett, Frank J.: The Social Construction of Organizing

    • Michael S. Lewis
    Pages 115-131

  9. Bartunek, Jean, and the Power of Working Across Boundaries: Dualities and the Missing Voice

    • John R. Austin
    Pages 133-146

  10. Beckhard, Richard: The Formulator of Organizational Change

    • Ronald Fry
    Pages 147-161

  11. Beer, Michael: It’s Not the Seed, It’s the Soil

    • Tobias Fredberg, Johanna E. Pregmark
    Pages 163-181

  12. Bennis, Warren G.: Generous Company

    • Thomas G. Cummings
    Pages 183-198

  13. Bion, Wilfred, and His Organization Change Legacy: “Without Memory or Desire”

    • Sarah J. Brazaitis
    Pages 199-212

  14. Blake, Robert R., and Jane S. Mouton: Concern for People and Production

    • W. Warner Burke
    Pages 213-222

  15. Block, Peter: A Prophetic Voice for Freedom

    • Gary Mangiofico
    Pages 223-243

  16. Boje, David M.: A Storyteller for the Post-Newtonian Era

    • Tonya L. Henderson
    Pages 245-261

  17. Brazaitis, Sarah J.: A Scholar, a Practitioner, an Educator

    • Danielle L. Pfaff
    Pages 263-278

  18. Bunker, Barbara Benedict: Her Pioneering Work in the Field of Organizational Change

    • Dick Axelrod
    Pages 279-291

  19. Burke, W. Warner: Learner, Leader, Scholar-Practitioner

    • Debra A. Noumair
    Pages 293-311

  20. Burnes, Bernard: Choices, Contexts, and Changes

    • Bill Cooke
    Pages 313-326
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About this book

The key developments and advancements in organizational change over the last century are the result of the research, theories, and practices of seminal scholars in the field. While most books simply outline a theorist’s model, this handbook provides invaluable insight into the contexts and motivations behind their contributions. Organized alphabetically, this handbook presents inspiring and thought-provoking profiles of prominent organizational change thinkers, capturing the professional background of each and highlighting their key insights, contributions, and legacy within the field of organizational change. This updated edition add 29 profiles to the 87 original profiles. By bringing these scholars’ experiences to life, we can begin to understand the process of organizational change and analyze what remains to be done for organizations today. This book is the first of its kind - the go-to source for learning about the research and practice of organizational change from those who invented, built, and advanced the field. This comprehensive handbook will help researchers and students to develop their organizational change research agendas, and provide practitioners with concepts, theories, and models that can easily be applied to the workplace to lead change more effectively.


Editors and Affiliations

  • Organizational Change Leadership College of Education and Human Development, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, USA

    David B. Szabla

About the editor

David B. Szabla Organizational Change Leadership, College of Education and Human Development, Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI, USA 


David B. Szabla leads the M.A. and Ph.D. in organizational change leadership programs in the Department of Educational Leadership, Research and Technology at Western Michigan University where he teaches course in group dynamics, largescale change, and organization design. His research and writing center on resistance to change and the relationships among the content, process, and context of organizational change. David is recognized by executive business leaders for strong diagnostic, intervention design, and evaluation skills, as well as keen communication, creative problem-solving, and program management capabilities. He has been published in Research in Organizational Change and Development, Human Resource Development Quarterly, Emergence: Complexity and Organization, and The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture, and Change Management. He is a member of the Management Consulting and Organization Development and Change Divisions of the Academy of Management, the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and the International Leadership Association.





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