Table of Contents

1. Managing Change and the Role of Polyphony 2. The Role of Utterances in Communicating Change 3. The Role of Dialogue in Managing Change 4. The Role of Dialectic in Managing Change 5. Styles of Engagement: Dialogue with Dialectic 6. Polyphony and Organizational Learning 7. The Verdict: Embodying Change through Polyphony

About the Author

Muayyad Jabri is an Associate Professor at the Graduate School of Business University of New England Business School, Australia.

Reviews

"Muayyad Jabri has written an interesting and important review which explores polyphony as a significant concept in the generation and understanding of meaning in everyday converse. Students and practicing managers alike will find this a fascinating and insightful read." –Julian Randall, University of Aberdeen, UK"This is a must-read for those in the field of change management that want to develop a relational dialogue approach. Rethinking Organizational Change is well written and can help scholars and managers alike." –David Boje, New Mexico State University, USA