Seeing and Acting Differently: Positive Change in Organizations

Robert E. Quinn; Ned Wellman

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Seeing and Acting Differently: Positive Change in Organizations

Robert E. Quinn, Ned Wellman

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Abstract

Positive organizational scholarship (POS) adopts an affirmative bias, seeking out and building upon the exceptional in organizational life. In this chapter, we contrast the POS perspective on organizational change with what we refer to as the "normal" or "traditional" perspective. We discuss 11 important individual- and organizational-level differences between the two approaches, and identify several promising new directions for change research.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	The Oxford Handbook of Positive Organizational Scholarship
Publisher	Oxford University Press
ISBN (Electronic)	9780199940608
ISBN (Print)	9780199734610
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199734610.013.0057
State	Published - Nov 21 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Change
Leadership
Positive organizational scholarship

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Psychology

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