MHR 650 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Polskie Radio Program Iii, Bes, Grouard
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It has been the fundamental basis of the field for a number of years. Outcomes are focused on the improved effectiveness of the organization. Focus on changing the attitudes and behaviours of employees. Top down focus senior management trickling down through the company. Shows a shift from problem solving to joint envisioning of the future. Involves a four-step technique: discovering current best practices. Talk to companies, do research online, talk to global consulting firms (costly but worth it), to find some of the best practices happening. Not being limited to only looking at your industry, global scope: building on existing knowledge, designing changes, sustaining the organization"s future. It encompasses approaches such as appreciative inquiry and others including positive psychology and community psychology. Focuses on strategic, intentional and usually large-scale change. Entails following a variety of steps; the exact steps vary depending upon the model used. Belief that achieving the organizational change is possible through a coordinated and planned approach.