research in organizational change and development vol 18

Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Harrison, Lawrence E. / Kagan, Jerome / Harrison, Harrison E., PUBLISHER: Routledge, "Developing Cultures: Essays on Cultural Change "is a collection of 21 expert essays on the institutions that transmit cultural values from generation to generation. The essays are an outgrowth of a research project begun by Samuel Huntington and Larry Harrison in their widely discussed book Culture Matters the goal of which is guidelines for cultural change that can accelerate development in the Third World. The essays in this volume cover child rearing, several aspects of education, the world's major religions, the media, political leadership, and development projects. The book is companion volume to "Developing Cultures: Case Studies."().

Climate Change Education: Goals, Audiences, and Strategies:

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Forrest, Sherrie / Feder, Michael A., PUBLISHER: National Academies Press, The global scientific and policy community now unequivocally accepts that human activities cause global climate change. Although information on climate change is readily available, the nation still seems unprepared or unwilling to respond effectively to climate change, due partly to a general lack of public understanding of climate change issues and opportunities for effective responses. The reality of global climate change lends increasing urgency to the need for effective education on earth system science, as well as on the human and behavioral dimensions of climate change, from broad societal action to smart energy choices at the household level. The public's limited understanding of climate change is partly the result of four critical challenges that have slowed development and delivery of effective climate change education. As one response to these challenges, Congress, in its and appropriation process, requested that the National Science Foundation (NSF) create a program in climate change education to provide funding to external grantees to improve climate change education in the United States. To support and strengthen these education initiatives, the Board on Science Education of the National Research Council (NRC) created the Climate Change Education Roundtable. The Roundtable convened two workshops. Climate Change Education Goals, Audiences, and Strategies is a summary of the discussions and presentations from the first workshop, held October 21 and . This report focuses on two primary topics: public understanding and decision maker support. It should be viewed as an initial step in examining the research on climate change and applying it in specific policy circumstances.

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Ecological Research to Promote Social Change: Methodological

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Revenson, Tracey A. / D'Augelli, Anthony R., PUBLISHER: Springer, During the past quarter century, community psychologists have worked to make relevant contributions to human welfare in community settings and to effect social change. Working with and in schools, neighborhood organizations, religious institutions, social programs, and government agencies, the community psychologist has come to understand how social settings and social policy influence behavior and foster change that promotes individual health and well-being. Using a social ecological paradigm as their guiding framework, they focus on the interactions between persons and their environments, cultural diversity, and local empowerment for understanding organizational, community, and social change. Community psychologists have relied on multiple methods of obtaining data but more often, they have had to develop new methodologies or adapt existing ones. These innovative methods have been recorded in the American Journal of Community Psychology throughout the years of its history and have changed the way that researchers in the field have gathered data.

New Technology-Based Firms in the s

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Oakey, R. / During, W. / Mukhtar, S. M., PUBLISHER: Emerald Group Publishing, The selected papers in this volume bear witness to a maturing of High Technology Small Firms (HTSF) research. In the past, HTSF research has produced some solid findings, but also several paradoxes: shedding more light on the unintended and paradoxical effects of technology developments regarding HTSFs is now one of the aims of research in this field, and an observed change in the focus of the research agenda is reflected in this book. Although many of the topics have also been covered in earlier volumes, a gradual shift from descriptive case or survey studies to more explanatory studies, with an objective of understanding the processes that drive HTSF development, now becomes apparent. Researchers from different backgrounds increasingly strive to apply and integrate theoretical traditions that focus on the individual firm, regional and wider environmental levels. As a result of this shift, topics such as financing, internationalisation or firm development are viewed more from a perspective of networking and cooperation, or of development and growth. The understanding of how to promote cooperation and networking will probably remain on the HTSF research agenda for some years to come; the development and growth processes of HTSFs, within the context of clusters and networks, will also be high on the agenda in the next decade.

The Economy of Modern India,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tomlinson, B. R., PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press, This is the first comprehensive and interpretative account of the history of economic growth and change in colonial and post-colonial India. Dr. Tomlinson draws together and expands on the specialist literature dealing with imperialism, development and underdevelopment, the historical processes of change in agriculture, trade and manufacture, and the relations among business, the economy and the state. What emerges is a picture of an economy in which some output growth and technical change occurred both before and after , but in which a broadly based process of development has been constrained by structural and market imperfections. Tomlinson argues that India has thus had an underdeveloped economy, with weak market structures and underdeveloped institutions, which has since profoundly influenced the social, political and ecological history of South Asia.

Organizational Learning Contracts: New and Traditional

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Goodman, Paul S., PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, USA, The state of higher education today is one of change and stasis. Economic vulnerability, globalization, technological innovation, and an increasingly competitive market underlie the need for change in higher education. At the same time, there are strong and stubborn forces at work supporting the status quo. Though daunting, institutions of higher education can create effective organizational change, but their foundational philosophies must be re-examined in the process. This book addresses a new concept, the organizational learning contract, a shared agreement among the faculty, staff, and students in an educational institution about what, how, where, and when learning should take place. Goodman, who has pioneered the concept in his work with new and traditional institutions, examines the consequences of strong and weak contracts while bridging theory with practice. In the first section, Goodman develops the concept of the organizational learning contract, builds measures, and looks at the consequences of strong versus weak contracts on student and institutional effectiveness indicators. The second section, which includes the perspectives of two leaders of start-up institutions who have created new organizational contracts, explores issues of design and change in introducing the concept into new and existing institutions. Ultimately, Goodman asks: If you could start from the beginning, with appropriate resources, how would you design a new institution? The answers have implications for all colleges and universities, as well as the future of higher education across the globe.

Conflict and Cohesion in Families: Causes and Consequences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Cox, III James / Cox, Martha J. / Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, PUBLISHER: Routledge, Based on a summer institute of the Family Research Consortium, this book presents theory and research from leading scholars working on issues of risk and resilience in families. Focusing on the splits and bonds that shape children's development, this volume's primary goal is to stimulate theoretical and empirical advances in research on family processes. It will be valuable to developmental, social, and clinical psychologists, sociologists, and family studies specialists.

Health Services Research Methods

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Shi, Leiyu, PUBLISHER: Cengage Learning, This book is intended to become a reference on research methods and analysis for health related research. It provides health students, practitioners, and researchers with a practical guide for conducting and evaluating health related research. It details the major components involved in conducting research including conceptualization, groundwork, choice of research methods, design, sampling, measurement, data collection and processing, statistical analysis and research reporting and application.

Organizing and Organizations: An Introduction

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sims, David / Fineman, Stephen / Gabriel, Yiannis, PUBLISHER: Sage Publications (CA), This major textbook in organizational behaviour does what most other textbooks in the field do not: it captures and conveys the lived experience' of being and working in organizations while also introducing students to key concepts, research and literature in organizational analysis. The book is in two main parts. The first explores the processes of organizing through a series of chapters each based on a different facet of organizational life. Theoretical concepts and practical implications are woven into an engrossing and accessible narrative which draws on a large number of first-hand accounts by members of organizations. The second part of the book, comprising a substantial thesaurus//dictionary, define

Managing Organizational Behavior

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Tosi, Henry L. / Rizzo, John / Mero, Neal P., PUBLISHER: Wiley-Blackwell, "Managing Organizational Behavior, Fourth Edition," bridges cutting-edge theory with modern leadership and managerial practices. This proven textbook leads advanced undergraduates and MBAs through a discussion of individual behavior influences to a consideration of the social influences the individual encounters upon contact with groups and organizations. Bridges cutting-edge theory with modern leadership and managerial practices. Contains new material on diversity, international OB, and ethics. Applies theory and research with new and superior pedagogy. Provides strong teaching resources within an Instructor's Manual and Test Bank.

Methodology, Theory, and Knowledge in the Managerial and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Geisler, Eliezer / Rogers, Everett M., PUBLISHER: Quorum Books, Geisler argues that the over-reliance on co-variation techniques and statistical methods, instead of process approach and in-depth analysis, produces meaningless knowledge in the managerial and organizational sciences, and indeed throughout all the social sciences. He offers instead a new and different approach, based on the notion of what he calls "dynamic morphologies"--an "architecture of slicing complex phenomena." This way it is possible to explain many inconsistencies in research findings, and to find a cohesive, systematic outlook on research, research design, and knowledge creation. Intellectually challenging and following in the footsteps of Kuhn, Argyris, and Popper, Geisler's approach is frankly revolutionary in research design and contains its own notions, terms, and nomenclature. A provocative discussion for academics and others well trained in the organizational, managerial, and social sciences. Geisler's dynamic morphologies provide a means to research complex phenomena and gain knowledge about them. They are composed of a chain of events, combined logically and temporally, and a method by which this process is studied. Geisler also contends that knowledge in the organizational and managerial sciences is only viable when it describes and explains the complex, higher-order phenomena. Therefore, theory building and research in these fields must be linked to higher-order constructs and the phenomena that they attempt to explain. This is the central notion of "amplitude" that Geisler introduces and describes. His book also criticizes the evolutionary epistemology view of knowledge creation and contends that knowledge in all of these fields of study in general is notevolutionary, but instead, cumulative and expansive.

Organizational Behaviour: People, Process, Work and Human

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Perkins, Stephen / Arvinen-Muondo, Raisa, PUBLISHER: Kogan Page, With special focus on intercultural and cross-cultural perspectives, this collection seeks to bridge the gap between organizational behavior and HRM which are often treated separately. Interest in this approach is growing. Data compiled by the Society of Human Resource Management currently lists 190 Masters and Doctoral programs in Organizational Behavior/ Human Resources OBHR] worldwide. Through a critical analysis of existing literature, case studies and personal experiences, contributors examine the role of corporate governance in shaping the scope of managerial choices within organizations and the ethical dimensions of organizational behavior and global employment standards.

Communicating Meaning: The Evolution and Development of

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Velichkovsky, Boris M. / Rumbaugh, Duane M., PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, Dealing specifically with the origins and development of human language, this book is based on a selection of materials from a recent international conference held at the Center of Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Bielefeld in Germany. The significance of the volume is that it testifies to paradigmatic changes currently in progress. The changes are from the typical emphasis on the syntactic properties of language and cognition to an analysis of biological and cultural factors which make these formal properties possible. The chapters provide in-depth coverage of such topics as new theoretical foundations for cognitive research, phylogenetic prerequisites and ontogenesis of language, and environmental and cultural forces of development. Some of the arguments and lines of research are relatively well-known; others deal with completely new interdisciplinary approaches. As a result, some of the authors' conclusions are in part, rather counterintuitive, such as the hypothesis that language as a system of formal symbolic transformations may be in fact a very late phenomenon located in the sphere of socio-cultural and not biological development. While highly debatable, this and other hypotheses of the book may well define research questions for the future.

Albania...in Pictures

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Lerner Publishing Group / Geography Department / Lerner Geography Department, PUBLISHER: Lerner Publishing Group, Supports the national curriculum standards Culture; Time, Continuity, and Change; People, Places, and Environments; individual Development and Identity; Individuals, Groups, and Institutions; Power, Authority, and Governance; Production, Distribution, and Consumption; Science, Technology, and Society; and Global Connections as outlined by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Raise More Money for Your Nonprofit Organization: A Guide to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: New, Anne L., PUBLISHER: Foundation Center, Anne L. New sets guidelines for a fundraising to benefit the program new as well as the established nonprofit organization. The author delineates the necessary steps a nonprofit must take before launching a development campaign, encourages organizational self-analysis, and points the way to an effective program involving many sources of funding. A bibliography of other useful research and funding directories is included.

Cardiac Safety of Noncardiac Drugs: Practical Guidelines for

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Morganroth, Joel / Gussak, Ihor, PUBLISHER: Humana Press, Basic and clinical researchers from industry and academia detail the preclinical, clinical, and regulatory principles currently used to assess the cardiac safety of new drugs. The authors explain the parameters of cardiac safety at all stages of clinical research and drug development, including both the preclinical and pharmacogenomic aspects generally and the clinical methodologies and technical aspects for investigational drugs based on cardiac repolarization, as defined by the duration of the QTc interval. Additional chapters comprehensively review the application of electrocardiography in clinical research, the fundamentals of ECG interpretation in clinical trials, the statistical analysis plans for ECG data obtained in formal clinical trials, and the practical interpretation of the ECG results. Highlights include practical guidance on how to conduct a thorough ECG Trial in New Drug Development, how to use new ECG and web based technology in clinical research, and how to follow the new FDA requirements for ECG submissions.

Re Orient: Change in Asian Societies

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Vervoorn, Aat, PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Reorient: Change in Asian Societies offers a thematic look at the major issues facing societies in Asia. While the book examines the major changes, trends, and problems experienced by Asian societies in the modern world, it does so by recognizing the influence of history on a societys cultural patterns, institutions, and people. The text questions stereotypes about Asia, arguing that each society is unique and complex, and that although different societies all face much the same issues and problems, it may be appropriate for them to respond in different ways. Topics include globalisation; demographic change and population growth; ethnicity and political self-determination; economic development and inequality; gender relations; environmental degradation and resource depletion; employment; and media and censorship.

The Growing Child: An Applied Approach (2nd Edition)

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Helen L. Bee, PUBLISHER: Addison Wesley Publishing Company, Growing Child approaches child development chronologically, addressing development stages from birth through adolescence. Physical development and biological topics are accented in this edition, with two new chapters -- on physical development and health -- and new information on genetics and neurological development. Biological, cognitive, and social development are integrated in unique Interlude sections that synthesize developmental theories and relate issues across various ages. Helen Bee's appealing, first-person presentation delivers a wealth of applied information and examples that parents, childcare workers, teachers, and health care personnel will find invaluable.

Collaborative Technologies and Organizational Learning

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Neilson, Robert E., PUBLISHER: IGI Global, Collaborative Technologies and Organizational Learning provides insight into a public sector organization's experience with implementing a specific collaborate technology, Lotus Notes. The books includes a discussion of theoretical bases for organizational learning as well as practical prescriptions for those interested in installing or using Lotus Notes.

Marxism, China, and Development: Reflections on Theory and

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Gregor, A. James, PUBLISHER: Transaction Publishers, "A. James Gregor's "Marxism, China, and Development" presents a comprehensive and succinct discussion of the impact of Marxist and Leninist doctrines for the development of China. With keen observations and forceful arguments, this study shows that the effects of Marxism on China have long been misinterpreted in the West."--Jrgen Domes, The Saar University"Professor Gregor's profound grasp of Marxism and other political ideas and trends of this century makes this a major contribution to the understanding of social change and the part played by ideas in political transformations."--Paul Hollnader, University of Massachusetts"A knowledgeable, informative, and analytically incisive "tour d'horizon" of Marxist and neo-Marxist thought. A fascinating work by a prominent comparativist."--J.S. Prybyla, The Pennsylvania State University

Human Differences

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Aiken, Lewis R. / Aiken, PUBLISHER: Psychology Press, This text reviews the mass of information concerning the ways in which individuals and groups differ from each other. Reviews of research findings and interpretations are provided on: physical appearance, performance and health; cognitive abilities; personality; and development across the life span. Extensive treatment of foundations (historical, measurement, research methods, biological, social, and cultural) is also provided. Both normal and abnormal behaviors are considered. The book provides an interdisciplinary focus, including material from all the behavior and natural sciences, not just psychology, sociology, or biology.

Integrating Quantitative and Qualitative Research in

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Bamberger, Michael / Bamberger, Michael, PUBLISHER: World Bank Publications, "Much of the early work on poverty was highly quantitative:... It became increasingly clear, however, that while numbers are essential for policy and monitoring purposes, it is also important to understand people's perception of poverty and their mechanisms for coping with poverty and other situations of extreme economic and social stress." Researchers have recognized over the past few years that quantitative analysis of the incidence and trends in poverty, while essential for national economic development planning, must be complemented by qualitative methods that help planners and managers understand the cultural, social, political, and institutional context within which projects are designed and implemented. This report is based on a two-day workshop held in June , where outside research specialists and World Bank staff discussed the importance of integrating these research methods. The participants reviewed experiences in the use of mixed-method approaches in Bank research and project design. This report is a result of those discussions. The report examines the need for integrated research approaches in social and economic development, presents case studies of integrated approaches in practice, and talks about lessons learned.

Beyond Corporate Transformation: A Whole Systems Approach to

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Head, Christopher W., PUBLISHER: Productivity Press, Do your employees resist change? They resist change when: They don't understand the changes that are taking place.They see little or no perceived benefit of doing things differently.They do not feel involved.Realizing that anything short of total employee involvement in the change process jeopardizes the success of the transformation, this book emphasizes that it is the responsibility of every employee, from the CEO to the front-line manager, to act as a change agent by communicating interpersonally with employees throughout their company.Learn how your organization can foster a continuous learning culture and why you need to continuously improve. How is this book unique/different?Incorporates views, insights, and change methodologies from some of the finest management consulting firms. Includes examples of the change efforts of several prominent companies successfully leading transformations in their workplace.Describes how to lead an entire organization into high performanceContains a comprehensive change methodology that addresses all of the factors that affect organizational performance, so that no avoidable performance factors are left untouched that can lead to long term performance deficits.Looks equally at technical and social systems as well as the need for strong leadership and change management skills. After reading this book, you will understand what a large scale organizational change effort really means and learn how to help lead and add value to the change effort taking place.

New Tools for Economic Development: The Enterprise Zone,

ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Sternlieb, George, PUBLISHER: Center for Urban Policy Research, This important work brings together the new tools necessary for the prime urban development initiative of the s. The Enterprise Zone, the most important new concept in job vitalization, was formulated in England, ad-vocated by Reagan, and has the sup-port of both parties. This, as well as the National Development Bank, a new Reconstruction Finance Corpora-tion, and the estimation of municipal costs and revenues from job develop-ment are discussed in detail.

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