Action Research in Organizations - by Ass Prof Em Ph D Marianne Kristiansen & Jørgen Bloch-Poulsen (Paperback)

About the Book

This book examines organizational change processes based on collaboration between employers, employees, and action researchers in Europe and the United States. The authors offer important insights into participation and change in organizations for researchers and practitioners by identifying dilemmas, paradoxes, and conflicting interests.

Book Synopsis

Who decides to initiate change processes in organizations? Who sets the goals? What does it mean for employees to participate in change processes? The book examines organizational change processes based on collaboration between employers, employees and action researchers in Europe and the U.S. in the later part of the 20th century. The authors offer important insights into participation and change in organizations for researchers and practitioners by identifying dilemmas and paradoxes, conflicting interests and exercising of power.

About the Author

Marianne Kristiansen, Ph.d., is a professor emerita at Aalborg University/Copenhagen, Denmark. Jørgen Bloch-Poulsen, Ph.d., is a senior lecturer at Copenhagen University, Denmark