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Organizational Change and Innovation Processes: Theory and Methods for Research

1 review
Marshall Scott Poole, Andrew H. Van de Ven, ...

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

"The" book for those interested on Process Research
I highly recommend this book for its extensive and quality discussion of process research methodologies and philosophy. It's a MUST READ for those interested on the subject.

Longitudinal Field Research Methods: Studying Processes of Organizational Change (Organization Science)

Sage Publications, Inc, 1995

Published in cooperation with the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences and its journal Organization Science How do organizations change, develop, grow, or terminate over time? In this volume, editors George P. Huber and Andrew H. Van de Ven focus on longitudinal field research methods for studying organizational change--methods that are fundamental to understanding the dynamics of organizational life and to developing ...

Research on the Management of Innovation: The Minnesota Studies

Oxford University Press, USA, 2000

This is a reprint of a classic work of research on innovation first published in 1989. Resulting from the Minnesota Innovation Research Program (MIRP), the book includes a revised and expanded Preface and will complement the three other books growing out of the program, all published by Oxford--The Innovation Journey (1999), Organizational Change Processes: Theory and Methods for Research (2000), and Handbook of Organizational Change and ...

Engaged Scholarship: A Guide for Organizational and Social Research
Andrew H. Van de Ven

Oxford University Press, USA, 2007

The relationship between theory and practice, research and action, is fundamental to all fields of applied social science. Should research findings and knowledge be useful for science, practice, and policy? If so, how should such research be designed, carried out and disseminated to achieve the twin goals of rigor and relevance? These challenges are particularly relevant in the applied areas of management and organization studies where there is ...

Running in Packs Versus Going It Alone in the Global Network Economy: Entrepreneurs Who Work Together Are ...
Andrew H. Van de Ven

BrownHerron, 2002

Conventional wisdom says that entrepreneurs act independently and compete to be first in the market. Andrew Van de Ven has a different view, however, which he developed after studying innovation for years. Here Van de Ven challenges conventional wisdom by discussing the advantages to the entrepreneur of "running in packs" -- simultaneously cooperating and competing with others as they develop and commercialize their innovations. He cites key ...

Handbook of Organizational Change and Innovation

Oxford University Press, USA, 2004

In a world of organizations that are in constant change scholars have long sought to understand and explain how they change. This book introduces research methods that are specifically designed to support the development and evaluation of organizational process theories. The authors are a group of highly regarded experts who have been doing collaborative research on change and development for many years.

The Innovation Journey

2 reviews
Andrew H. Van de Ven, Douglas E. Polley, ...

Oxford University Press, USA, 1999

Great book
Andrew H. Van de Ven and his co-authors published probably the best book out there on the Innovation 'process'. It has been based on real business cases that have been 'generalized' with thorough academic rigour (which most of the books on the subject lack of). To top it off, it is written with great simplicity which just shows the level of understanding the authors have on the subject. If you ...