The Third Edition of the bestselling Diagnosing Organizations shows how consultants and
applied researchers can help decision makers quickly and flexibly diagnose problems and …

Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment presents sharp-image diagnosis, a distinctive
approach to organizational consultation and planned change, that reflects current research …

Although the significance of managing the acquisition process is acknowledged, little
evidence exists as to the ways in which managerial action throughout this process impacts …

Research summary: We develop an integrative approach to the study of strategic
management in a four‐step logical sequence. First, we discuss one of the rare conceptual …

This article explores the nature of managerial commitment to such strategic changes as
downsizing and quality improvement. Its purpose is to develop a theoretical framework of …

In recent years human resource (HR) managers have been encouraged to play a more
strategic role in their organizations, especially in the case of extensive organizational …

Despite a continuing increase in the number of mergers and acquisitions (M&A), it has been
argued that there is an insufficient theoretical understanding of the complexity of the …

The purpose of this paper is to explore job performance, mergers and acquisitions (M&A)
from an ethical perceptive. A great number of studies have extensively discussed the link …

Mergers and other change events dramatically transform organizational life, often altering an
organization's essential nature—its identity. In an effort to more effectively manage the …

The treatment of employees during downsizing and corporate restructuring raises many
ethical issues. To provide a common framework for understanding ethical decisions facing …