Journal of Organizational Change Management: Volume 20 Issue 5

Meaning and suffering in organizations

Michaela Driver

The purpose of this paper is to explore the role of suffering for meaning making and spirituality in organizational contexts.

Inviting interactional change through “tricky situations” in consulting: Handling criticism and blame

Virpi‐Liisa Kykyri, Risto Puutio, Jarl Wahlström

Consulting work aims to bring about changes in organizational performance. In OD‐consulting practices, changes are to be sought through conversational settings created for these…

Metaphor, cultural imagery, and the study of change in public organizations

Arthur J. Sementelli, Charles F. Abel

The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how mechanistic and organic metaphors might be fused through the application of cultural imagery.

Love®: a critical reading of Lovemarks

Janet Sayers, Nanette Monin

The purpose of the paper is to argue that an enriched understanding of texts would enable more informed and responsible management practice. The authors present an approach to the…

Dramaturgical analysis of organizational change and conflict

Donald W. McCormick

To better understand the process of organizational change by broadening Goffman's dramaturgical analysis to apply to the organizational level.

Navigating the change process: the experience of managers in the residential aged care industry

Chris Shanley

To explore the change management experience of managers in the residential aged care industry and to develop practical proposals concerning change management in that industry.

A framework for facilitating adaptation to organizational transition

Mitchell Lee Marks

Transitions – including mergers, acquisitions, downsizings, and restructurings – are used by organizational leaders to accelerate the achievement of strategic objectives. However…

Editorial

Slawomir Magala