| Description |
1 online resource (xxiv, 258 pages) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Dialogues on work and innovation,
1384-6671 ;
v. 4
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Dialogues on work and innovation ; v. 4.
1384-6671
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-254) and index. |
| Contents |
SEARCHING; Editorial page; Title page; LCC data; Dedication; Contents; Introduction and Overview; PART I. THE THEORY OF MAKING CULTURAL CHANGE; Chapter 1. The Foundations of the Complete Model of Active Adaptation; Chapter 2. The Complete (2-Stage) Model of Active Socio-Ecological Adaptation; Chapter 3. Towards a Heuristic Theory of Diffusive Learning; Chapter 4. The Design and Management of the Learning Environment; Chapter 5. Completing the Conceptual Circle; PART II. THE PRACTICE OF MAKING CULTURAL CHANGE; Chapter 6. The Search Conference. |
| Summary |
Searching explains how to make the fundamental cultural change required for a desirable sustainable future. It describes the 'two-stage model' of open-systems social science in action and covers two major methods: the Search Conference for strategic planning and community development; and the Participative Design Workshop for the genotypical design and redesign of organizational structures. The result of nearly 50 years of integrated conceptual and practical development, Searching shows that by replacing 200 years of mechanistic assumptions with concepts and principles which accurately capture. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Corporate culture.
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Corporate culture. |
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Organizational change.
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Organizational change. |
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Organizational learning.
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Organizational learning. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Emery, Merrelyn. Searching. Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins, ©1999 9027217742 1556198299 (DLC) 99039746 (OCoLC)41951263 |
| ISBN |
0585461740 (electronic book) |
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9780585461748 (electronic book) |
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9027299420 |
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9789027299420 |
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9027217742 (Eur. ; paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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1556198299 (U.S. ; paperback ; alkaline paper) |
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9027217750 (Eur.) |
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