Mark Edwards is a registered psychologist with a Masters degree in developmental psychology and a PhD (awarded distinction) in organisation theory from the University of Western Australia. He has worked with people with disabilities for more than 20 years. He currently teaches business ethics at the Business School, University of Western Australia and metatheoretical studies at the John F. Kennedy University in California. His academic publications have been in the areas of futures studies, leadership, management and organisation theory and integral metatheory.

"Once every generation or so, a field-defining scholarly statement appears. Mark Edwards's metatheory for organizational transformation is such a book for the field of organizational change and transformation." - From the Foreword by William R. Torbert, Boston College"Not only is this an excellent example of scholarship, but a clearly written, well presented treatment of a very complex topic." - Russ Volckman, Integral Leadership Review

• List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword. Introduction: An Integrative Pluralism 1. The Need for Metatheory in the Study of Organisational Transformation 2. Metatheoretical Domain and Definitions 3. "The View from Somewhere Else": In Defence of Metatheorising 4. Stories of Transformation 5. A General Method for Metatheory Building 6. A Multiparadigm Review and Analysis of Organisational Transformation Theories 7. The Network of Lens Relationships 8. Sustaining Visions: An Integrative Metatheory for Organisational Transformation 9. Metatheoretical Evaluations 10. Towards an Integrative Meta-Studies. Appendices. References. Index

Mark Edwards is a registered psychologist with a Masters degree in developmental psychology and a PhD (awarded distinction) in organisation theory from the University of Western Australia. He has worked with people with disabilities for more than 20 years. He currently teaches business ethics at the Business School, University of Western Australia and metatheoretical studies at the John F. Kennedy University in California. His academic publications have been in the areas of futures studies, leadership, management and organisation theory and integral metatheory.

"Once every generation or so, a field-defining scholarly statement appears. Mark Edwards's metatheory for organizational transformation is such a book for the field of organizational change and transformation." - From the Foreword by William R. Torbert, Boston College"Not only is this an excellent example of scholarship, but a clearly written, well presented treatment of a very complex topic." - Russ Volckman, Integral Leadership Review

• List of Figures. List of Tables. Foreword. Introduction: An Integrative Pluralism 1. The Need for Metatheory in the Study of Organisational Transformation 2. Metatheoretical Domain and Definitions 3. "The View from Somewhere Else": In Defence of Metatheorising 4. Stories of Transformation 5. A General Method for Metatheory Building 6. A Multiparadigm Review and Analysis of Organisational Transformation Theories 7. The Network of Lens Relationships 8. Sustaining Visions: An Integrative Metatheory for Organisational Transformation 9. Metatheoretical Evaluations 10. Towards an Integrative Meta-Studies. Appendices. References. Index