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Constructing rapid transformation: sustaining high performance and a new view of organization change
Author(s) -
Wolf Jason A.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
international journal of training and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.558
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1468-2419
pISSN - 1360-3736
DOI - 10.1111/j.1468-2419.2010.00366.x
Subject(s) - transformational leadership , change management (itsm) , declaration , organizational change , strict constructionism , planned change , generative grammar , theory of change , action (physics) , perspective (graphical) , process (computing) , sociology , transformative learning , public relations , political science , business , marketing , computer science , pedagogy , physics , quantum mechanics , lean manufacturing , artificial intelligence , anthropology , law , operating system
The focus of this issue of the IJTD on organization development reinforces the importance of a continuing exploration of change. This is even more significant when considering that change is not only unavoidable but is also occurring with greater speed. Models of planned change may no longer be sufficient to address the needs of today's organizations. Through an exploration of what supports and sustains high performance in health‐care organizations, the researcher made an unanticipated discovery. In following a process of generative theory development, a new perspective of how to engage and lead change in organizations emerged. Taking a constructionist view of change and focusing on an appreciative perspective of releasing energy in inquiry has led to the researcher proposing a model of rapid transformation. The model suggests an opportunity to change the way in which change itself is led. It offers an alternative view in which declaration through discourse, generation through inquiry and action through engagement lead to an upward spiral of opportunity. It is this opportunity for continuous and transformational change in organizations in which rapid transformation becomes possible.