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Evidence-Based Organizational Change and Development: Role of Professional Partnership and Replication Research

Evidence-Based Organizational Change and Development: Role of Professional Partnership and Replication Research
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Author(s): Robert G. Hamlin (University of Wolverhampton, UK)
Copyright: 2016
Pages: 23
Source title: Bridging the Scholar-Practitioner Gap in Human Resources Development
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Claretha Hughes (University of Arkansas, USA)and Matthew W. Gosney (Hillcrest HealthCare Systems, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-9998-4.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter is targeted mainly toward HRD practitioners and line managers who are actively involved in bringing about effective and beneficial organizational change and development (OCD) within their own respective organizations and/or within host organizations. Its purpose is to help them to appreciate more fully the complexities of the process issues of managing change, and the value of using theory and results of rigorous internal research in a very conscious and focused way to inform, shape, and evaluate their own change agency practice. After discussing why so many OCD programs fail, the author argues that ‘evidence-based management' and ‘evidence-based HRD', coupled with HRD's understanding of and alignment with the strategic thrust of the business, will likely lead to more effective OCD initiatives and programs. Several case examples of evidence-based OCD from the United Kingdom are presented, and the merits of ‘design science', ‘professional partnership research' and ‘replication research' are discussed.

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