The Planning of ChangeWarren G. Bennis, Kenneth Dean Benne, Robert Chin Abstract: The book is comprised of a assemblage of essays, readings and assorted works by broad array of authors, each making a contribution to achieving the book's central goal of helping the reader in the application of valid and appropriate knowledge in human affairs for the purpose of creating intelligent action necessary to bring about planned change. Planned change is described as a conscious, deliberate, and collaborative effort to improve the operation of a human system. Greatest emphasis is placed on the processes of planned change, on how change is created, implemented, evaluated, maintained, and resisted. Other topics discussed include the social and psychological consequences of planned change, antecedent conditions for change, strategies for effecting change, plus the role of training, consulting, and applied research in creating and maintaining change. |
Contents
Preface | 1 |
Planned Change in Historical | 11 |
Contemporary Differentiations in Theories | 46 |
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achieve action analysis approach assumptions B. F. Skinner basic become behavior believe Benne change agents client cognitive concept conflict construction Constructivism consultant copability create culture decision dilemmas dynamics effective efforts emphasis encounter group environment ethical evaluation example experience feelings field forces freedom future goals human ical imperativism important individual interaction internal intervenor intervention involved John Dewey knowledge Kurt Lewin laboratory learning means ment mental health methods mode moral norms organization organizational orientation paradigm paradigm shift participants person perspective planned change planners political positivism positivistic practice practitioners problems programs psychology psychotherapy question rational re-education reality relations relationships responsibility role Ronald Lippitt scientists self-concept sense situation Social Psychology social science social systems society solution solving stage stakeholders strategies structures T-group techniques theory theory-in-use tion utopias values variables York