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Public Organization Review Volume 2 Issue 3

Subject Areas: Business, Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers - Springer Journals
ISSN: 1566-7170
SJR: 30

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Methods for Whole System Change in Public Organizations and Communities: An Overview of the Issues

Bramson, Ruth; Buss, Terry

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020232112577

In a world that is made up of interconnected systems, public leaders are learning that they must build commitment, alignment, and ownership among a broad group of individuals and groups in order to implement change. An increasing variety of processes and methods are being utilized for engaging an...
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Unleashing and Combining the Wisdom: Rapid, Whole-Systems Change in Public Organizations

Eggers, Mary; James, Sylvia; Johnson, Lorri

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020240429416

This article describes an approach called Whole-Scale™ Change, a large group process that appears to have helped others achieve dramatic, sustainable results in their organization or communities. It describes the possibilities for applying the predictable processes and the critical elements of...
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Appreciative Inquiry and Public Dialogue: An Approach to Community Change

Finegold, Muriel; Holland, Bea; Lingham, Tony

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020292413486

This paper will demonstrate the contribution of Appreciative Inquiry (AI) to whole system change in the public and non-profit sectors through elucidation of the theory, method, and examples of the successful application of this approach. Developed in the mid 1980s by David Cooperrider and his...
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Working with a Community in Crisis: Sustaining and Strengthening the Portland, Maine Seafood Industry

Bastianello, Marcelle

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020244530324

A crisis in the commercial fishing industry jeopardized long term survival of the Port of Portland, the second largest seaport in New England and a significant contributor to Maine’s economic health. The State of Maine Department of Marine Resources and the City of Portland wanted to find a...
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Shared Governance in Communities: Using Study Circles to Put Citizens at the Center of the System

Leighninger, Matt

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020296514395

This article describes four communities where citizens and government are participating in a dialogue and action process called “study circles”. Together, the organizers, citizens, and public officials of these communities are beginning to recognize the potential benefits of sharing the decisions...
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Participation and Change: Using Large Group Intervention Methods to Inform Reflective Practice in a Community of Public Organizations

Grubbs, Joseph

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020248631233

Public leaders face increasing pressure to build effective organizational communities. However, the purposive-rational foundation of knowledge in existing theory fails to inform the reflective practice necessary for this level of change. This article contrasts the prevailing viewpoint with the...
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Book Review: When Local Actors Face Global Forces

Ben-Zadok, EFRAIM

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020200715303
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The Dual Mandate for Africa Revisited?

Gunderson, Gil

2004 Public Organization Review

doi:10.1023/A:1020252732141

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