Originators, transitioners and translators of Kübler-Ross’ model and its evolution into the change curve
| Year | Author(s) | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Originators | 1936 | Freud | The ego and the mechanisms of defence |
| 1952 | Robertson and Bowlby | Responses of young children to separation from their mothers | |
| 1969 | Kubler-Ross | On death and dying | |
| 1970 | Bowlby and Parkes | Separation and loss within the family | |
| 1972 | Parkes | Bereavement: Studies of grief in adult life | |
| Transitioners | 1975 | Menninger | The meaning of morale: A Peace Corps model |
| 1976 | Adams et al. | Transition: Understanding and managing personal change | |
| 1980 | Bridges | Transitions: Making sense of life’s changes | |
| Translators | 1979 | Hultman | The path of least resistance: Preparing employees for change |
| 1979 | Baldwin | Crisis intervention: An overview of theory and practice | |
| 1981 | Parker and Lewis | Beyond the Peter Principle: Managing successful transitions | |
| 1982 | Deal and Kennedy | Corporate cultures: The rites and rituals of corporate life | |
| 1986 | Levy and Merry | Organizational transformation: Approaches, strategies, theories | |
| 1987 | Woodward and Buchholz | Aftershock: Helping people through corporate change | |
| 1989 | Scott and Jaffe | Managing organisational change: A guide for managers | |
| 1990 | Perlman and Takacs | The 10 stages of change | |
| 1991 | Grensing | Managers must plan change | |
| 1991 | Bridges | Managing transitions: Making the most of change | |
| 1992 | Torbert and Fisher | Autobiographical awareness as a catalyst for managerial and organisational development | |
| 1992 | Herbert | Psychology for social workers | |
| 1993 | Katzenbach and Smith | The wisdom of teams: Creating the high-performance organization | |
| 1995 | Young and Lockhart | A cycle of change: The transition curve | |
| 1995 | Jeffreys | Coping with workplace change: Dealing with loss and grief | |
| 1996 | Bupp | The change curve | |
| 1996 | Henderson-Loney | Tuckman and tears: Developing teams during profound organizational change | |
| 1998 | Schneider and Goldwasser | Be a model leader of change | |
| 1999 | Fisher | The personal transition curve | |
| 1999 | Elrod and Tippett | An empirical study of the relationship between team performance and team maturity | |
| 2002 | Bridges | The way of transition: Embracing life’s most difficult moments | |
| 2002 | Elrod and Tippett | The “death valley” of change | |
| 2009 | Palmer et al. | Managing organizational change | |
| 2011 | Jick and Peiperl | Managing change: cases and concepts | |
| 2015 | Leopold and Kaltenecker | Kanban change leadership: Creating a culture of continuous improvement | |
| 2016 | Castillo et al. | The six emotional stages of organizational change | |
| 2024 | Hagemann and Cechloysky | Revisiting the change curve: A rigorous examination and three case studies prompting a re-evaluation of a timeless concept |
| Year | Author(s) | Title | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freud | The ego and the mechanisms of defence | ||
| Robertson and Bowlby | Responses of young children to separation from their mothers | ||
| Kubler-Ross | On death and dying | ||
| Bowlby and Parkes | Separation and loss within the family | ||
| Parkes | Bereavement: Studies of grief in adult life | ||
| Menninger | The meaning of morale: A Peace Corps model | ||
| Adams | Transition: Understanding and managing personal change | ||
| Bridges | Transitions: Making sense of life’s changes | ||
| Hultman | The path of least resistance: Preparing employees for change | ||
| Baldwin | Crisis intervention: An overview of theory and practice | ||
| Parker and Lewis | Beyond the Peter Principle: Managing successful transitions | ||
| Deal and Kennedy | Corporate cultures: The rites and rituals of corporate life | ||
| Levy and Merry | Organizational transformation: Approaches, strategies, theories | ||
| Woodward and Buchholz | Aftershock: Helping people through corporate change | ||
| Scott and Jaffe | Managing organisational change: A guide for managers | ||
| Perlman and Takacs | The 10 stages of change | ||
| Grensing | Managers must plan change | ||
| Bridges | Managing transitions: Making the most of change | ||
| Torbert and Fisher | Autobiographical awareness as a catalyst for managerial and organisational development | ||
| Herbert | Psychology for social workers | ||
| Katzenbach and Smith | The wisdom of teams: Creating the high-performance organization | ||
| Young and Lockhart | A cycle of change: The transition curve | ||
| Jeffreys | Coping with workplace change: Dealing with loss and grief | ||
| Bupp | The change curve | ||
| Henderson-Loney | Tuckman and tears: Developing teams during profound organizational change | ||
| Schneider and Goldwasser | Be a model leader of change | ||
| Fisher | The personal transition curve | ||
| Elrod and Tippett | An empirical study of the relationship between team performance and team maturity | ||
| Bridges | The way of transition: Embracing life’s most difficult moments | ||
| Elrod and Tippett | The “death valley” of change | ||
| Palmer | Managing organizational change | ||
| Jick and Peiperl | Managing change: cases and concepts | ||
| Leopold and Kaltenecker | Kanban change leadership: Creating a culture of continuous improvement | ||
| Castillo | The six emotional stages of organizational change | ||
| Hagemann and Cechloysky | Revisiting the change curve: A rigorous examination and three case studies prompting a re-evaluation of a timeless concept |
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