Abstract
THE HUMAN SIDE OF CHANGE: TOWARDS A PRAGMATIC, EVOLUTIONARY CONCEPTION OF COGNITION AND EMOTION IN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE By Jason Wayne Smith, Ph.D. A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Education at Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia Commonwealth University, 2009 Major Director: Kurt Stemhagen, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Foundations in Education This dissertation synthesizes and analyzes an emblematic sample of three prevalent psychological approaches to organizational change and learning, giving particular attention to the conception of cognition and emotion. It also explores some of the philosophical and psychological assumptions undergirding these approaches. A web model depicting various epistemological influences is offered as a tool for exploring influences on the psychological research within and beyond this study. A second conceptual model is also offered as a tool for considering the hierarchical treatment and preferential placement of cognition over emotion theory and practice. The project draws on general philosophy,
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