The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action (Jossey-Bass Public Administration) - Hardcover

Emery, Merrelyn; Purser, Ronald E.

 
9780787901929: The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action (Jossey-Bass Public Administration)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 078790192X ISBN 13: 9780787901929
Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 1996

Synopsis

A comprehensive introduction to a powerful new approach for planning organizational change and community action. You'll discover a simple framework for understanding the process and clear step-by-step instructions to guide you in conducting your own Search Conferences.

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About the Author

MERRELYN EMERY is internationally recognized as a leading proponent of Search Conferences. With her husband, Fred Emery, she developed the theory and methodology of the Search Conference at Australian National University in Canberra. RONALD E. PURSER is an associate professor at the Center for Organizational Development at Loyola University in Chicago. He has conducted numerous Search Conferences and has sponsored Merrelyn Emery's Search Conference training workshops at Loyola.

From the Back Cover

Planning pioneers Merrelyn Emery and Ronald Purser use a wealth of illustrative examples from the nonprofit, business, and public sector to define and illustrate the importance of The Search Conference as a versatile management tool. They offer a simple framework for understanding the process and clear step-by-step instructions to guide novice and seasoned facilitators in conducting their own Search Conferences.
To demonstrate the potential scope of their method, they outline a myriad of concrete applications, including: institutional policy making; corporate strategic planning; organizational development and renewal efforts; mergers of companies and hospitals; community-based planning and development; planning the future of cities, regions, industries, and professional associations; managing conflict between diverse interest groups; creating strategic alliances between organizations and networks; and developing long-term partnerships with customers, suppliers or government regulators. The Search Conference is a comprehensive introduction to a powerful approach for planning organizational change and community action.

From the Inside Flap

Planning pioneers Merrelyn Emery and Ronald Purser use a wealth of illustrative examples from the nonprofit, business, and public sector to define and illustrate the importance of The Search Conference as a versatile management tool. They offer a simple framework for understanding the process and clear step-by-step instructions to guide novice and seasoned facilitators in conducting their own Search Conferences.To demonstrate the potential scope of their method, they outline a myriad of concrete applications, including: institutional policy making; corporate strategic planning; organizational development and renewal efforts; mergers of companies and hospitals; community-based planning and development; planning the future of cities, regions, industries, and professional associations; managing conflict between diverse interest groups; creating strategic alliances between organizations and networks; and developing long-term partnerships with customers, suppliers or government regulators. The Search Conference is a comprehensive introduction to a powerful approach for planning organizational change and community action.

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Publisher
Jossey-Bass
Publication date
1996
Language
English
ISBN 10 
078790192X
ISBN 13 
9780787901929
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
352