Organizational Dynamics articles from March 1997

Organizational Dynamics archives from March 1997

Back to square zero: the post-corporate career.
March 22, 1997... Is corporate downsizing returning us to a medieval way of working - a world of craftsmen-consultants, cottage industries, and contingent workers? Not really. Other powerful forces are making future careers different from anything we have known...

The hallways of learning. (learning in organizations)
March 22, 1997... By looking at the creative, open-ended conservations that often occur in a company's hallways, the author discovers a rich metaphor for how organizations build meaning. Some of our best conversations happen in the hallways. Ask any...

Do managers see themselves as others see them? Implications of self-other rating agreement for human resources management.
March 22, 1997... With increased use of upward and 360-degree assessment comes a greater need to understand what the data imply for people and the organization. When it comes to providing managers and leaders with feedback information to help them develop...

Creating effective university-industry alliances: an organizational learning perspective.
March 22, 1997... A new of thinking about research partnerships can ease the conflicts inherent in these relationships and produce long-term benefits for everyone. "We have tried many projects with university centers or institutes, and they never seem to work...

The evolving paradigm of leadership development.
March 22, 1997... How can we best prepare managers to be leaders, given the uncharted topography of tomorrow's business landscape? Here's a look at how the new maps for leadership development are being drawn. Management training and education has become a big...