CHAPTER THIRTEENAPPROACHES, PERSPECTIVES, AND MODELS FOR INTERVENTIONS WITH ORGANIZATIONS
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Key Ideas
Approaches to organizational intervention need to be grounded in theory.
Several models and frameworks exist to help guide organizational intervention.
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Models to Describe Organizations
Self learning model
Systems model
Power politics model
Postmodern models
Social constructionist model© 2011 Taylor & Francis
Framework for Organizational Change
Gathering allies and creating a change work group
A team effort adds credibility and power to change efforts
Allies need to be continually recruited Concerns need to be as specific as possible
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Framework for Organizational Change
Considerations for developing feasible solutions Account for resistance to change Consider effort and risk involved Prepare for competition for resources Change proposal must match organization’s
mission and values Consider perceived advantages and
disadvantages Gather change history Understand impressions about change ideas Engage in evidence-based practice Consider timing © 2011 Taylor & Francis
Framework for Organizational Change Selecting an organizational change
strategy
Collaborative Campaign Conflict
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Framework for Organizational Change Contemporary tactics and skills for
interventions with organizations
Collaborative change strategies Implementation skills Capacity building
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Framework for Organizational Change Contemporary tactics and skills for
interventions with organizations
Campaign change strategies Education Persuasion Mass media appeals
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Framework for Organizational Change Contemporary tactics and skills for
interventions with organizations
Contest change strategy Bargaining and negotiating Group actions Ethic and change tactics
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