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Beyond Lewin

Toward a Temporal Approximation of Organization Development and Change

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ID15735526
AuthorsJean M Bartunek (0000-0003-2627-8636, Boston College, corresponding author), Richard W Woodman (Texas A&M University)
Year2015
Volume2
Issue1
Pages157-182
Publication date2015-01-12
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAnnual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2327-0608 • E-ISSN: 2327-0616
PublisherAnnual Reviews (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-032414-111353
OpenAlexW2011969798
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited97

We describe the new dialogic organization development (OD) fleshed out by Bushe & Marshak (2009) . In comparing this approach with the old diagnostic OD, we explore the limitations of Lewin’s (1947) unfreeze-change-freeze model for depicting organizational change over time. We develop an approach that more fully approximates an adequate temporal model of change by incorporating attention to sequence, timing, pacing, rhythm, and polyphonic dimensions present in change. We use this approach to explore longitudinally how the new OD came to be, as well as how it is now entrained with the old OD, and show that our approach reveals a number of dimensions of change that are masked by Lewin’s model. We illustrate the use of our approach beyond OD to depict the temporal dimensions of Tushman & Romanelli’s (1985) model of convergence and reorientation. Finally, we suggest next steps for theory, research, and practice

Biology · Convergence (economics · Dialogic · Economics · Epistemology · Organizational change · Political science · Polyphony · Sequence (biology · Sociology · Complex Systems and Decision Making · Computer Science · Innovation and Knowledge Management · Management and Organizational Studies · Philosophy

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