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2 produkter
Creating Paths of Change
Managing Issues and Resolving Problems in Organizations
Häftad, Engelska, 1997
2 780 kr
Skickas inom 3-6 vardagar
Individuals, organizations, and communities constantly engage in change. Creating Paths of Change is a provides the reader with a proven strategy for making changes and resolving issues more effectively. This effective workbook is written for individuals and groupsùmanagers, entrepreneurs, and consultants ûwho are taking responsibility for the change effort. It addresses the problems faced in the daily operations of organizational life, and provides a foundation and theory for effective and sustained issue resolution. Creating Paths of Change guides the reader, in a step-by-step fashion, through the change-making or decision-making process helping the reader identify and improve his or her personal problem-solving style. The book has been used by individual managers, community volunteers, organizational consultants in a number of settings, and has been thoroughly class-tested in university courses.
2 373 kr
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The same elements that are necessary in any great adventure--a deep appreciation of the terrain, an intuitive sense of direction, and the courage to carry through--are also essential to the resolution of complex issues in organization and society, says McWhinney. In Paths of Change, Will McWhinney outlines a new foundation for theories of change, initiating a discipline of praxis using concepts from psychology, sociology, anthropology and new methods of working with ontological and narrative concepts to produce intentional changes in society. The components of his theory include: a map of four alternative realities, a guidance theory based on two great myths that have been used in many cultures over the past millennia, and the qualities required to deal courageously with the paradoxes of change and resolution efforts. He indicates the critical role of leaders and followers, and of the coevolution of cultures that must accompany efforts to resolve major issues. McWhinney builds on the proposition that the most frequently encountered sources of conflict are the very changes we make in attempts to resolve related issues. The illustrative cases used are mostly derived from organizational life--a rich variety of examples drawn from history, politics, and technology indicate the broad relevance and practicality of the ideas. The theoretical developments provide a base for exploring topics as different as selection of tools for problem solving, formation of cultures, and new logics of transformative processes. As the theory emerges, it incorporates elements of action research, management and community development work, future studies, and aspects of system thinking that borrow from the human sciences. This synthesis is a new vessel within which to develop a positive human science of action for the 21st century.