... organizational change relying on both building and dwelling strategizing. By doing so, managers enable to adapt the prescribed strategy to local circumstances and foster front-line empowerment. Research limitations/implications Even though the findings are based on the analysis of a single organization...

... of a corporate value system, (3) the centralization of an information and communication system and (4) the involvement of external consultants. Further analyses suggested an empowerment-control tension. In line with previous critical work on business empowerment practices, these organizational initiatives...

... are connected to positional dilemmas regarding professional hierarchies and collegial relations. In order to have the hygiene coordinator gain authority and achieve empowerment in her function, additional documentation and training are needed, and communication efforts between the department management...

..., NY and Oxford : Oxford University Press   1999 . US $27.50 Vertical vs horizontal organizations Performance‐based Customers Value Core processes Empowerment Entrepreneurial GI Bill Platoons “Those who fail to read history” are always re‐discovering it and proclaiming...

..., examines three aspects of the dialectics of corporate culture: the dialectical tensions between corporate and individual identity; the conflicting pressure for uniformity and diversity; and the dialectics of empowerment and disempowerment. Third, discusses the mechanisms for the hegemonic perpetuation...

... Employee development Empowerment Personal needs As markets become more globally competitive and technology more advanced, many organizations have found it increasingly difficult to sustain a competitive advantage – witness the fall of some of the corporate icons of American business success...

... the hierarchical organizational structure emerged from an earlier pattern of market power and to indicate the nonlinear,holistic structure of the emerging paradigm. © MCB UP Limited 1994 Competitiveness Consumers Creativity Cybernetics Empowerment Management Organizational change Organizational...

... and Development: Drift or Thrust into the 21st Century?, McGraw-Hill, New York. Business schools Curriculum Education Empowerment Innovation Organizational change © MCB UP Limited 1993 ...

..., organizational cultural practices. Discusses implications of the postmodern for organizational theory and research. © MCB UP Limited 1992 Organizational change Organizational theory Corporate culture Empowerment Research Employees Empowerment, Culture, and Postmodern Organizing: Deconstructing...