The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action

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Merrelyn Emery Ronald E. Purser

The Search Conference

A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action

Merrelyn Emery, Ronald E. Purser

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Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
07 May 1996

Institutions & learned societies: general; Business strategy; Organisational theory & behaviour

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.

By: Merrelyn Emery, Ronald E. Purser
Imprint: Jossey-Bass Inc.,U.S.
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 241mm, Width: 159mm, Spine: 27mm
Weight: 574g
ISBN: 9780787901929
ISBN 10: 078790192X
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 07 May 1996
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

THE POWER OF SEARCH CONFERENCES. 1. Learning and Planning Our Way to a Desirable Future. 2. Uses and Advantages of Search Conference Methods. UNDERSTANDING SEARCH CONFERENCE PRINCIPLES. 3. Planning in Stable and Turbulent Environments. 4. Open Systems Thinking and the Power of Human Ideals. 5. The Strength of Democratic Learning. 6. Conditions for Creative Collaboration. STRATEGIES FOR EFFECTIVE SEARCH CONFERENCES. 7. Planning for Success. 8. Designing the Search Conference for Effectiveness. 9. Managing the Search Conference. 10. The Search Conference Step by Step. Conclusion: Beyond Stagnation. Epilogue (Fred Emery).

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.

Reviews for The Search Conference: A Powerful Method for Planning Organizational Change and Community Action

As Emery and Purser ably demonstrate, the Search Conference provides a powerful tool for making organizations flexible and responsive, Equally relevant for transnational corporations and community nonprofits, this book is a must-read. (Leo Burke, director, Center for Management & Organizational Learning, Motorola University, Motorola, Inc.) -Emery and Purser's book provides a theoretical and practical knowledge base previously available only through direct contact with a few gurus. If you're ready to move on to the next level of sophistication, then you must dig into the Search Confereence, and this book is the best place to start digging.- (D. Douglas McKenna, general manager, Executive and Management Development, Microsoft Corporation) -As Emery and Purser ably demonstrate, the Search Conference provides a powerful tool for making organizations flexible and responsive, Equally relevant for transnational corporations and community nonprofits, this book is a must-read.- (Leo Burke, director, Center for Management & Organizational Learning, Motorola University, Motorola, Inc.) Emery and Purser's book provides a theoretical and practical knowledge base previously available only through direct contact with a few gurus. If you're ready to move on to the next level of sophistication, then you must dig into the Search Confereence, and this book is the best place to start digging. (D. Douglas McKenna, general manager, Executive and Management Development, Microsoft Corporation) As Emery and Purser ably demonstrate, the Search Conference provides a powerful tool for making organizations flexible and responsive, Equally relevant for transnational corporations and community nonprofits, this book is a must-read. (Leo Burke, director, Center for Management & Organizational Learning, Motorola University, Motorola, Inc.)