Ghosts in the Hallways: Unseen Actors and Organizational Change

Autor:	Anthony R. Yue, Amy Thurlow, K. Doreen MacAulay
Rok vydání:	2010
Předmět:	Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management business.industry Actor–network theory Strategy and Management Change management Champion Social environment Organizational commitment Public relations Organizational change Sociology Community college business Storytelling
Zdroj:	Journal of Change Management. 10:335-346
ISSN:	1479-1811 1469-7017
Popis:	When considering successful organizational change strategies, the prescriptions usually include some strong sense of leadership; a champion for the cause of change. Likewise there is often the suggestion of the requirement for a commitment to change on the part of others in the organization. Yet organizations and their associated actors are held in a social context which is both fluid and persistent at different times and locations. This study suggests that we may gain some useful insights about organizational change through following the breadcrumb trails that these actors leave in their stories about what they did and how change happened. Through employing actor network theory (ANT) and following the trails found in interviews regarding change at an eastern North American community college, this study explores the intersecting stories and persistent actors that contribute to the implementation of an organizational change strategy. This is an examination of the particular situation of a change leader who...
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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