Research in Organizational Change and Development

Debra A. Noumair is Professor of Psychology and Education, Director of Executive Education Programs in Change & Consultation, and Founder and Director of the Executive Master’s Program in Change Leadership in the Department of Organization & Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia University, USA. She is also the co-author of Organization Development: A Process of Learning and Changing; co-editor of Group Dynamics, Organizational Irrationality, and Social Complexity: Group Relations Reader 3. Abraham B. (Rami) Shani is Professor at the Orfalea College of Business, California Polytechnic State University, USA. He has edited and authored numerous research volumes, books, articles and chapters in the areas of organizational change and development and, collaborative research methodologies. Recent co-authored book and volumes include Conducting Action Research, 4 Volume set Action Research in Business and Management and, 4 volume set Foundation of Organization Development.

• Chapter 1. The Social Media Presence of OD: A Social Network Analysis Using Big Data; Donna L. Ogle, Ramkrishnan V. Tenkasi, and William B. BrockChapter 2. Constructing the Professional Identity of the Renowned American Women of Organizational Change: A Story of Their Lives; David B. Szabla, Elizabeth Shaffer, Ashlie Mouw, and Addelyne TurksChapter 3. Community in the New World of Work: Implications for Organizational Development and Thriving; Gretchen Spreitzer, Pete Bacevice, Hilary Hendricks, and Lyndon GarrettChapter 4. Digitalization in Schools: Four Examples of Embeddedness; Johan Klaassen and Jan LöwstedtChapter 5. Organizational Resilience: Antecedents, Consequences and Practical Implications: For Managers and Change Leaders; Orit ShaniChapter 6. Management Is Missing in Change Management; Laurie W. Ford and Jeffrey D. FordChapter 7. Change in Tightly Coupled Systems: The Role and Action of Middle Managers; Rita Berggren, Johanna Envall Pregmark, Tobias Fredberg, and Björn FrösseviChapter 8. Why Honest Conversations Are Transformative; Michael Beer