Research in Organizational Change and Development

Preface (R.W. Woodman, W.A. Pasmore). Appreciating appreciative inquiry (R.T. Golembiewski). Learning from the success of continuous improvement change programs: an international comparative study (P. Lillrank et al.). The role social accounts can play in a "justice intervention" (A.T. Cobb, K. Wooten). Understanding the role of organization development practitioners (J.Z. Gottlieb). "Managing" multiparty issues: learning from experience (L. Vansina et al.). Using behavioral modification to change attendance patterns in the high-performance, high-commitment environment (J.W. Beard et al.). A comparative framework for large group organizational change interventions (P.S. Weber, M.R. Manning). Downsizing, downscoping and restructuring: classifying organizational change (T.W. Legatski II). The transformation of corporate control to owners and form to the multisubsidiary: 1981-1993 (M. Zey). About the contributors.