Organizational Dynamics

Submitted by: dr Bas Koene & dr Irma Bogenrieder

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Section 1: Organization and organizational context

Readings

Mayo & Nohria, Zeitgeist Leadership

Schein, The role of the founder in creating organizational culture

Section 2: The dynamics of organizational structure

Readings

Bradach, Using the Plural form in managing restaurant chains

Huy & Mintzberg, The Rhythm of change

Section 3: Understanding the social subsystem: how organizational development can get stuck…

Readings

Weick, The collapse of sensemaking in Organizations: the Mann Gulch Disaster

Neilson et al., The passive-aggressive organization

Section 4: Strategies for accelerating the process of Organization development

Readings

Senior & Fleming, Hard and soft systems models for change, ch. 7 & 8

Busche & Kassam, When is Appreciateve Inquiry Transformational? A meta-case analysis

Section 5: Roles for a change agent

Readings

Schein, A general Philosophy of helping: Process consultation

Beer & Nohria, Cracking the code of change

Section 6: Interventions in planned change

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Cummings & Worley, Organization Development and change, ch. 9 & 13

Section 7: Emergent change and organizational learning

Readings

Weick & Quinn, Organizational development

Feldman & Pentland, Reconceptualizing Organizational Routines as a Source of Flexibility and Change

Section 8: Emergent change and organizational learning in a network

Readings

Hansen, The Search-Transfer Problem: The Role of Weak Ties in Sharing Knowledge across Organization Subunits

Cross et al., Supporting Knowledge Creation and Sharing in Social Networks

Szulanski, Exploring Internal Stickiness: Impediments to the Transfer of Best Practice within the Firm

Section 9: Organizational dynamics, Politics and Power

Readings

Kim & Mauborgne, Tipping point leadership

Sturdy & Grey, Beneath and beyond organizational change management: exploring alternatives

Francis & Sinclair, A processual analysis of HRM-based change