How Different Types of Change Agents Diagnose Organizations

1 December 1975

journal article
Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations

Vol. 28 (9) , 771-799
https://doi.org/10.1177/001872677502800901

Abstract

This article explores the results of a questionnaire study which focused on how four types of change agents, the Outside Pressure Type, the Organization Development type, the Analysis for the Top Type and the People Change Technology Type diagnose organizations. The four types of change agents were found to use different diagnostic categories. The differences were found to relate to both their value orientation and to the change techniques which they employ.

Keywords

ORIENTATION
FOCUSED
TOP
CHANGE AGENTS
FOUR TYPES
TYPES OF CHANGE
DIAGNOSE ORGANIZATIONS

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