The Reaction-to-Change (R-T-C) Inventory is a broadly applicable tool to help trainers foster organizational change. Managers can use the results of the R-T-C Inventory to prepare employees for change, keep them informed, and get them involved in fostering change. (Author/JOW)

Managers can foster employee career development by recognizing "coachable moments": when employees demonstrate new interests, seek feedback, experience poor job fit, or are thinking about change. Managers can verbalize support and mobilize employees by suggesting concrete steps. (SK)

Because organizations need to be broader based and cross-functional, workers must have broader expertise as well as deep specialized skills. Cross-training and teamwork are essential. (SK)

Training needs analysis in an organization is influenced by characteristics of the organization, decision makers, and analysts. As organizations adapt to the changing environment, needs analysis helps define human resource problems and appropriate solutions. (SK)

Evaluation of an innovative approach to organizational change using managers as instructors included a survey of 266 of the managers. Factor analysis of their responses showed that support for the innovation was contingent upon their belief that it was consistent with their role, that their power will be enhanced, and that the time required is…

Examines and discusses the principles and practices of organizational changes as they relate to efforts to bring about meaningful school reform, with an overview of a six-step model for collaborative planning and problem solving. (Author/JDM)

Investigates the influence of gendered occupational identities in the social construction of skill and technology in a retail company introducing an information-technology system. Focuses on female shop floor supervisors and considers the impact that femininity had on definitions and role during a period of change. (JOW)

Pace University's strategic agenda for the next century was propelled by administrative reorganization. The Office of Adult, International, and Outreach Programs and Services was established and its continuing-education mission was expanded. The revitalized institution is focused on internationalism, technology, and teaching and learning across…

Adult educators must understand the political economy of capitalism, in which work organization involves control of the labor process and extraction of labor surplus. The resulting worker alienation and resistance have a learning dimension. (SK)

Discusses experts' views on changes in managerial careers and management development; evidence of organizational changes that support the rhetoric about changes; and implications for management education. Concludes that rhetoric outstrips reality; however, there is evidence of changes in organizational forms and career resilience and boundaryless…

Investigates data reported in "Where Shall I Go to Study Advertising?" over the last five years and measures growth and decline of degrees granted, level of those degrees, and changes in enrollment and faculty. Finds that the number of advertising programs dropped 6.1% while public relations grew by only 5.1%, and joint programs…

Includes "The Origins of Organizational Development"; "Restructuring Bureaucracy"; "The Emergence of Organizational Culture and Symbolic Intercourse"; "Organizational Development and the Art of Connoisseurship"; "Managing Change and Organizational Development"; "Skills, Values, or Impression…

Illinois extension educators (n=95) who were reappointed after restructuring faced changes in subject matter, service area, primary contact group, and targeted clientele. Job performance was negatively affected by changes in primary contact group and targeted clientele, and by anxiety after reappointment. (SK)

Describes the benefits and potential drawbacks of transferring HPT (human performance technology) skills from outside consultants to managers within organizations. Discusses HPT competence and control over work environment, the role of traditional HPT experts after the shift, and three approaches to implementing the change. (PEN)

An interpretive study of two practitioners on construction sites uses postmodern and critical perspectives as counterpoints. The study investigated why informal learning is a current focus in human resource development, how informal learning is defined, and contested notions of industrial relations and training. (SK)