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Todd Bridgman
@toddbridgman.bsky.social
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Strange fascination with textbook representations of management theories; Professor, Victoria University of Wellington; Emeritus Editor, Management Learning.

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · 5d
How did the 'change curve' evolve from a model for coming to terms with one’s imminent death to become part of the change management ‘toolkit’? My open access article with Logan Holdsworth, just published in Journal of Organizational Change Management.

www.emerald.com/jocm/article...
From coping with dying to coping with organizational change: the bricolage of the change curve’s evolution
Purpose. We construct an intellectual history of the change curve, a well-known model for understanding how employees respond to change, from the accepted origin point of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five s...
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Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · 3d
As we note in 'Shaping for Mediocrity': "Framing resistance in terms of negative emotions ... undermines the validity of any critique and denies the legitimacy of any alternative vision for the university. Everyone must move on – to the stages of acceptance and integration."

#HigherEd
'Change curve' (Source: 'Change Management Principles', University of Leicester.

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Ronald Hartz @ronaldhartz.bsky.social · 3d
„When change leaders provide employees with the change curve to help them manage the emotions of change, it reinforces the view that employees should accept the change, whatever their reservations might be.“ (Holdsworth/Bridgman)

Yep, been through that.

#HigherEd

www.emerald.com/jocm/article...
From coping with dying to coping with organizational change: the bricolage of the change curve’s evolution
Purpose. We construct an intellectual history of the change curve, a well-known model for understanding how employees respond to change, from the accepted origin point of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five s...
www.emerald.com

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · 4d
Very interesting, thanks @koenfucius.bsky.social. You might be interested in my new paper exploring the evolution of the Kubler-Ross change curve.

www.emerald.com/jocm/article...
From coping with dying to coping with organizational change: the bricolage of the change curve’s evolution
Purpose. We construct an intellectual history of the change curve, a well-known model for understanding how employees respond to change, from the accepted origin point of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’ five s...
www.emerald.com

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · 4d
Yes, although the 'research' evidence for the change curve is pretty shaky. More here ➡️ www.emerald.com/jocm/article...

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · 4d
My experience of university management using the Kübler-Ross change curve to help staff cope with a university restructure is not unique. Sadly.
hane.bsky.social Hane @hane.bsky.social · Oct 8
in tomorrow's philosophy of psychiatry reading group, we'll be pulling apart the university guidance on coping with change. as you may know, mass redundancies are planned at Lancaster University. hence, management have published guidance on coping with change based on the Kübler-Ross model ... (1/2)

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · 5d
Thanks Fiona!

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Hane @hane.bsky.social · Oct 8
in tomorrow's philosophy of psychiatry reading group, we'll be pulling apart the university guidance on coping with change. as you may know, mass redundancies are planned at Lancaster University. hence, management have published guidance on coping with change based on the Kübler-Ross model ... (1/2)

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · Aug 10
Thanks for sharing Ben, I'm pleased you found it interesting.

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Ben Waber @bwaber.bsky.social · Aug 9
Next was "A New History of Management" by Stephen Cummings, @toddbridgman.bsky.social, John Hassard, and Michael Rowlinson, who subvert the standard management history by going back to source material and the historical context. Highly recommend

Full review: bookwyrm.social/user/bwaber/... (3/4)
A New History of Management
Cambridge Core - Economic Thought, Philosophy and Methodology - A New History of Management
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The Economist @economist.com · Aug 5
It is critical to firms’ success. Here’s what managers should do about it
How to build the right corporate culture
It is critical to firms’ success. Here’s what managers should do about it
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Eva Rimbau-Gilabert @erimbau.bsky.social · Jan 24
He escrito un articulito en linkedin, basándome en una investigación publicada por @toddbridgman.bsky.social y sus colegas.
#liderazgo

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La verdad sobre el liderazgo transformacional
El liderazgo transformacional de Burns perdió su esencia democrática al adaptarse en la gestión moderna, y eso impacta en cómo dirigimos las organizaciones.
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Eva Rimbau-Gilabert @erimbau.bsky.social · Jan 21
If you haven't read it, you may like this article by @toddbridgman.bsky.social and colleagues:
openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz/articles/jou...
Who built maslow’s pyramid? A history of the creation of management studies’ most famous symbol and its implications for management education
© Academy of Management Learning & Education. Abraham Maslow’s theory of motivation, the idea that human needs exist in a hierarchy that people strive to satisfy progressively, is regarded as a fund...
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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · Jan 21
And you. It has been a while!

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · Jan 21
Thanks for sharing Eva.

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Todd Bridgman @toddbridgman.bsky.social · Jan 21
I am honoured Fiona!

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Eva Rimbau-Gilabert @erimbau.bsky.social · Jan 20
And yes, other theories are not exactly how we were told. For example, Bridgman has a great paper on "transformational leadership" highlighting the original democratic values of this leadership style as proposed by Burns.
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