Challenging Notions of “Change” and “Change Management”

Sudi Sharifi () and Julia Claxton ()
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Sudi Sharifi: Salford Business School
Julia Claxton: Leeds Business School

A chapter in Change Management and the Human Factor, 2015, pp 209-222 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract This paper is a conceptual attempt to unravel the notions of ‘change’ and ‘managing change’ in organizations and other collective contexts. It is a theoretical reflection with the aim of raising questions on the thinking around ‘change’ and throwing light on possible new avenues of thinking about ‘managing change’, particularly in view of the human person. It aims to present a critique of the normative, prescriptive and pragmatic approaches to organizational change (including models of change) and its ‘so called’ management. By considering these and the language of change the goal is to raise questions and provoke thought outside of the established realm of ‘change management’.

Keywords: Organizational Change; Change Programme; Language Game; Collective Context; Organisational Change Management (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-07434-4_14

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