Describes a systematic approach to organizational change based on examination of prior consolidation experiences, which identifies organizational and individual employee needs and uses Maslow's sequence to plan for these needs. Use of this approach to manage transition period prior to consolidation of branch operations of the 3M Company is…

This investigation of the missing link between educators' demands for planning tools and successful implementation of such tools once they became available identified the link as users' attitudes toward a proposed system approach model for the identification, design, delivery, evaluation, and renewal of purposeful change. (MBR)

Introduces a series of six installments on making the transition from a training/instructional design approach to human performance technology (HPT). The first installment topics include defining human performance technology; obstacles to effective HPT; and the necessary role characteristics for trainers performing HPT. (AEF)