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" Facilitating organization change : "
Edwin E. Olson, Glenda H. Eoyang ; forewords by Richard Beckhard and Peter Vaill.
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BL
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702964
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b525153
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Olson, Edwin E.
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Facilitating organization change : : lessons from complexity science /\ Edwin E. Olson, Glenda H. Eoyang ; forewords by Richard Beckhard and Peter Vaill.
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San Francisco, Calif. :: Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer,, [2001]
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, ©2001
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Practicing organization development series
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xlvii, 191 pages :: illustrations ;; 23 cm.
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078795330X
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: 9780787953300
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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An emerging paradigm of organization change -- Change through connections (not top-down control) -- Adapt to uncertainty (not predictable stages of development) -- Emerging goals, plans, and structures (not clear, detailed plans or goals) -- Amplify difference (not build consensus) -- Self-similarity (not difference between levels) -- Success as fit with the environment (not closing the gap with an ideal) -- Self-organization and the change agent : tips for thriving in the new paradigm -- Making self-organization a reality : evolution in organizations.
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"Facilitating Organization Change offers all change agents a comprehensive, integrated, and highly effective alternative to traditional change models - the science of complex adaptive systems (CAS). The authors explain how, rather than focusing on the macro "strategic" level of the organizational system, complexity theory suggests that the most powerful change processes occur at the micro level, where relationships, interactions and simple rules shape emerging patterns. Like a jazz ensemble's performance mixes complex interactions between individual musicians, their instruments, and the audience, so too does creativity and efficiency emerge naturally within organizations. Facilitating Organization Change details how the emerging paradigm of a CAS affects the role of change agents, tells how they can build the requisite skills to function in a CAS, and provides tips for thriving in that new paradigm."--BOOK JACKET
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"Facilitating Organization Change offers all change agents a comprehensive, integrated, and highly effective alternative to traditional change models - the science of complex adaptive systems (CAS). The authors explain how, rather than focusing on the macro "strategic" level of the organizational system, complexity theory suggests that the most powerful change processes occur at the micro level, where relationships, interactions and simple rules shape emerging patterns. Like a jazz ensemble's performance mixes complex interactions between individual musicians, their instruments, and the audience, so too does creativity and efficiency emerge naturally within organizations. Facilitating Organization Change details how the emerging paradigm of a CAS affects the role of change agents, tells how they can build the requisite skills to function in a CAS, and provides tips for thriving in that new paradigm."--BOOK JACKET.
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Organizational change.
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658.4/092
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HD58.8.O47 2001
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Eoyang, Glenda H.
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