Expectations regarding the Controllability of Outcomes in Organisations: Implications for Management and Organisation Development

The theory of learned helplessness is presented as a framework for diagnosing problems and planning remedial action in organisations. The elements of a successful change strategy are discussed and attention is focused on interventions designed to disconfirm expectations of on‐contingency between response and outcome.

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Year of publication:	1991
Authors:	Hayes, John
Published in:	Journal of Organizational Change Management. - MCB UP Ltd, ISSN 1758-7816, ZDB-ID 2020442-5. - Vol. 4.1991, 2, p. 48-63
Publisher:	MCB UP Ltd
Subject:	Management development \| Management theory \| Psychology \| Strategy \| Organizational development \| Organizational change

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Type of publication:	Article
Type of publication (narrower categories):	research-article
Language:	English
Other identifiers:	10.1108/09534819110007282 [DOI]
Source:	Other ZBW resources

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