Comparison of socio‐economic and other transorganizational development methods

The purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM) with 15 large system change methods. All 16 of these methods are part of the transorganizational development (TD) gameboard (see the Web site at http://web.nmsu.edu/ dboje/TDgameboard.html ). Based on this comparison, the paper suggests that SEAM is broader‐based, more integrative, and more postmodern (more multi‐vocal and power‐conscious) than most other TD methodologies.