Research in Organizational Change and Development: Conversations with ROCD 28, 29 and 30 Authors

Abstract

The first annual volume of Research in Organizational Change and Development (ROCD) was published by JAI Press in 1987. Since then, ROCD has provided a special platform for scholars and practitioners to share new research-based insights in the annually published research volumes as well as at Academy meetings. Due to COVID-restrictions the longstanding tradition of a yearly AOM ROCD presenter symposium was interrupted for 2020 and 2021. We now re-start and combine the contributions of volume 28, 29 and 30 authors as catalyst for a lively dialogue around thought-provoking and timely ideas in the realm of change research and practice. Chapter presentations will be grouped under five central questions that are directly connected with the 2022 AOM theme. These questions invite the exploration of the relational conditions, the inquiry methods, the role of technology, issues of identity and the necessary future research and theorizing that will position the field of organization change and development as an important player in “creating a better world together.” As an integral part of former Organization Development and Change (ODC) Division programs, we resume the tradition of volume authors engaging with participants in roundtable conversations. With the new format and the current pertinence of change-oriented questions, we envision a symposium that might also attract members of other divisions who are interested in researching, understanding, and impacting organizational and social change dynamics for world betterment. Designing for Collaboration: Don’t Just Focus on the Team, Focus Also on the Context (Volume 29) Presenter: Brenda Barker Scott; - Presenter: Michael R. Manning; Benedictine U. The Laboratization of Change: What is it with Labs and Change these Days? Presenter: Mathis Schulte; HEC Paris Toward Reconfiguring Sociotechnical System Design: Digitally Infused Work Systems and the ‘Platform- Presenter: Oguz N. Baburoglu; Sabanci U. Digitalization in Schools: Four Examples of Embeddedness Presenter: Jan Löwstedt; Stockholm U. Are OD and Analytics Twins Separated at Birth? Toward an Integrated Framework Presenter: Alec Levenson; U. of Southern California Presenter: Alexis Fink; Facebook Aligning Strategy and Digital Technology in Government Organizations: A Call for Action Presenter: Joe McDonagh; Irish Management Institute / Trinity College Dublin Reflections: Change Management is not Organization Development Presenter: W. Warner Burke; Teachers College, Columbia U. Management is Missing in Change Management Presenter: Jeffrey D. Ford; Ohio State U. Reflections: Individually and Jointly Reconceiving OD to Foster a Hospitable Future Presenter: Susan A. Mohrman; U. of Southern California Presenter: Jean M. Bartunek; Boston College From Psychological Dispositions To Social Positions: Applying a Habitus Oriented Approach To Organiz Presenter: Baruch Shimoni; Bar-Ilan U. Constructing the Professional Identity of the Renowned Women of Organizational Change Presenter: David B. Szabla; Western Michigan U. Creating and Building Shared Scholarship in Organization Development and Change: A Metalogue Presenter: David Coghlan; Trinity College Dublin Presenter: A.B. Rami Shani; California Polytechnic State U. Applying Management and Organization Theory to Organization Change and Development: More than Meets Presenter: Thomas G. Cummings; U. of Southern California Presenter: Chris Worley; Pepperdine Graziadio Business School Research in Organization Development and Change: A Personal Journey Presenter: Philip H. Mirvis; Babson Social Innovation Lab The Social Media Presence of OD: A Social Network Analysis Using Big Data Presenter: Donna Ogle; Rockford U. Presenter: Ram Tenkasi; Benedictine U. Presenter: William Brock; Colorado Christian U. The Role and Relevance of Discourse and Discursive Perspectives in Organizational Change and Develop Presenter: Clifford Oswick; City U. London Presenter: Yuan Li; Saint Mary's College of California Developing a Sustainable High Commitment, High Performance System of Organizing, Managing, and Leadi Presenter: Michael Beer; Harvard Business School Context-Levels-Culture: A Diagnostic Framework for Consulting to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion Change Presenter: Frank D. Golom; Loyola U. Maryland Presenter: Mateo Cruz; Bentley U. Values in Concert: Subjective Values Enabling Exploitation and Exploration in Executive Teams Presenter: Mikael Hansson; Orrebro U. Presenter: Johanna E. Pregmark; Chalmers U. of Technology Presenter: Tobias Fredberg; Chalmers U. of Technology Community In The New World Of Work: Implications For Organization Development and Thriving Presenter: Gretchen Marie Spreitzer; U. of Michigan Why Honest Conversations are Transformative Presenter: Michael Beer; Harvard Business School Change in Tightly Coupled Systems: The Role and Action of Middle Managers Presenter: Rita Berggren; Chalmers U. of Technology Presenter: Bjorn E. Frossevi; Chalmers U. of Technology Exploring the Richness of Action Learning Research to Exploit Action Learning in Networks: A Journey Presenter: David Coghlan; Trinity College Dublin Opening the Doors of the Ivory Tower: Action Research as a Tool Supporting Cooperation Between Unive Presenter: Beata Jalocha; Jagiellonian U. Presenter: Ewa Bogacz-Wojtanowska,; Jagiellonian U. Presenter: Piotr Jedynak; Jagiellonian U.