Posted by coral on November 13, 2000, at 4:13:07
In reply to Re: Time to change, coral ??? others????, posted by dj on November 12, 2000, at 21:20:17
Dear DJ,
Well, if you're going to be THAT way, I won't tell you that I know the true story of Mulder's aliens... LOL
This one will really tickle you . . . it's called the Hawthorne Effect (circa 1920's) that org. change will result in a "temporary" positive result in most employees. The positive result has nothing to do with the actual change, but the change itself. The results were never verified by additional testing because "we" tend to only study so-called abnormalities and negatives. Lots of theories as to why but nothing definitive. But, the Hawthorne Effect is one of the primary reasons that OD pros (competent ones, anyway) won't institute a change without sufficient long-term reinforcement.
Coral
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