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Breaking the Code of Change: The Role of Formal Structure and Process

Mar 6, 1999 | Change Management, Organization Design, Sponsor Content

This chapter by Jay R. Galbraith will argue that under many circumstances, the change to formal organizational structures and systems is central to the success of the overall change process.

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Identifying Strategic Leaders

Jan 2, 1999 | Change Management, Leadership, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

Kathleen K. Reardon and Alan Rowe state that the key component of successful leadership now and in the next century is a responsiveness to continuous change.

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Identifying Strategic Leaders

Dec 1, 1998 | Agility, Change Management, Leadership, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

Kathleen K. Reardon and Alan Rowe argue that the key component of successful leadership now and in the next century is a responsiveness to continuous change. Such responsiveness requires suspending the illusion of control and denial of uncertainty psychologists tell us are characteristic of human thinking.

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The Leader’s Change Handbook

Nov 26, 1998 | Change Management, Leadership

Jay Conger, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, Edward E. Lawler III (eds.), (Jossey-Bass, 1999)
Full of fascinating case studies, action strategies, and unbeatable advice, The Leader’s Change Handbook contains the best new thinking from each of its distinguished contributors on the twin challenges leaders face as they try to create leaner, more responsive organizations while empowering their workforces.

Preserving Commitment During Downsizing: An Empirical Test of the Mitigating Effect of Trust and Empowerment

Oct 15, 1998 | Change Management, Employee Engagement, Sponsor Content, Talent Management

Gretchen M. Spritzer and Aneil K. Mishra explore whether the commitment of downsizing survivors can be preserved at a level comparable to employees who have not been subjected to a downsizing.

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The Role of Top Management in Large Scale Change: The View From Within

May 8, 1998 | Change Management, Organization Design, Sponsor Content, Strategic HR

Sue Mohrman argues that top management should focus on organizational architecture, on leading the learning process, on providing very clear strategic direction, and on building a new employment relationship.

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Explaining How Survivors Respond to Downsizing: The Roles of Trust, Empowerment, Justice and Work Redesign

Mar 5, 1998 | Change Management, Organization Design, Sponsor Content

In this paper, Aneil K. Mishra and Gretchen M. Spreitzer develop a stress-based framework of survivors’ responses to downsizing.

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Voices from the Field Trends in Executive Education and Development

Oct 12, 1997 | Change Management, Leadership, Sponsor Content

Jay Conger and Katherine R. Xin explain that in the smaller, faster world of the 21st century, business executives must know how to lead change within their organizations.

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Accelerated Learning During Organizational Transition

Mar 6, 1997 | Change Management, Sponsor Content

R. Tenkasi, S. Mohrman, and A. Mohrman, Jr. argue that in this world of constant change, the only sustainable competitive advantage is an organization’s capacity to learn.

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Mitigating the Damage to Trust and Empowerment During Downsizing

Mar 4, 1997 | Change Management, Sponsor Content

This paper by Karen Mishra, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, and Aneil Mishra draws from the literature as well as from interviews of managers who have managed downsizings to identify strategies which mitigate the damage to trust and empowerment typically incurred during downsizing activities.

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Managing Performance for Organizational Change and Learning

Jan 2, 1997 | Change Management, Performance Management, Sponsor Content

This paper by A. Mohrman, Jr. and S. Mohrman asserts the centrality of performance management in managing the business, defining the individuals’ relationship with the organization, and functioning as a feedback and control mechanism.

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The Discipline of Organization Design

Aug 6, 1996 | Change Management, Organization Design, Sponsor Content

S. Mohrman, A. Mohrman, Jr., and R. Tenkasi discuss how as organizations adapt to rapidly changing and increasingly demanding environments, they find themselves continually transforming themselves.

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