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Developmental Magic? Two Takes on a Dialogue Conference

In English

Författare

Summary, in English

This paper draws on the metaphor of ‘magic’ to explore the role of dialogue conferences and subsequent activities as a tool for organizational development and change. It is argued that the magic metaphor is a useful means for critically assessing the role of dialogue conferences in developmental processes, as magic is essentially double-edged in nature. On the one hand, magic is an activity wherein the seemingly impossible is made to happen; on the other it is an activity of simple illusion whereby appearance is at odds with reality. In the empirical setting of a change project in a regional health authority in Sweden, the action research ambitions of development, participation and dialogue in the change effort are critically assessed. Against a backdrop of change fatigue and scepticism towards change, the unfolding of developmental processes set in train by an initial dialogue conference are assessed as a dynamic process of magic.

Publiceringsår

2007

Språk

Engelska

Sidor

8-25

Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volym

20

Issue

1

Dokumenttyp

Artikel i tidskrift

Förlag

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

Ämne

  • Business Administration

Nyckelord

  • Organizational change
  • organizational development
  • magic
  • participation
  • dialogue
  • action research
  • integrated care

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Övrigt

  • ISSN: 0953-4814