Applying Management and Organization Theory to Organization Change: More Than Meets the Eye

Abstract

Organization change (OC) is increasingly important in today's volatile world. Understanding OC is a growing emphasis of management and organization (M&O) research and the singular focus of OC scholarship and practice. We show how selected M&O theories inform OC at the organization level. These theoretical perspectives diverge on issues central to OC. We explore what these conceptual differences mean for OC study and practice going forward.

Citation

Cummings, T.G. and Worley, C.G. (2023), "Applying Management and Organization Theory to Organization Change: More Than Meets the Eye", Noumair, D.A., (Rami) Shani, A.B. and Zandee, D.P. (Ed.) Research in Organizational Change and Development (Research in Organizational Change and Development, Vol. 30), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 129-154. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0897-301620220000030007