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I am excited about the responsive I have been getting about the topic.
Apparently, there is not universal agreement (an understatement) on the
similarities or the differences. A lot of emotions though.

However, what would really, really be useful if along with your thoughts
you could provide references that support your arguments. Especially,
concerning your approach to teaching students about the topic.
Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless
vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur
without that abrasive friction of conflict.
Saul Alinsky

I think this is actually a very interesting topic. I am teaching a MBA
course and I have started to forward my students a copy of the conversation.
I think I will use it as a topic for next week's class.

Sandy

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-----Original Message-----
From: Davis, Miles K <miles.davis@EDS.COM>
To: MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU <MG-ED-DV@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU>
Date: Wednesday, February 25, 1998 5:08 PM
Subject: [MG-ED-DV] Change Management vs. OD


>I am excited about the responsive I have been getting about the topic.
>Apparently, there is not universal agreement (an understatement) on the
>similarities or the differences. A lot of emotions though.
>
>However, what would really, really be useful if along with your thoughts
>you could provide references that support your arguments. Especially,
>concerning your approach to teaching students about the topic.
>Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless
>vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur
>without that abrasive friction of conflict.
>Saul Alinsky

Dear Saul,

Nice to hear from you. Take a look at the chapter by Pate, Golembiewski,
and Rahim (1997) entitled "Managing change versus achieving progress:
Images of an ethical future," in CURRENT TOPICS IN MANAGEMENT (Vol. 2), JAI
Press. We start with Bertrand Russell's observation that, "Change is one
thing; progress is another. Change is scientific, progress is ethical;
change is indubitable, whereas progress is a matter of controversy." Hope
you enjoy it.

Best,

Larry

At 05:04 PM 2/25/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I am excited about the responsive I have been getting about the topic.
>Apparently, there is not universal agreement (an understatement) on the
>similarities or the differences. A lot of emotions though.
>
>However, what would really, really be useful if along with your thoughts
>you could provide references that support your arguments. Especially,
>concerning your approach to teaching students about the topic.
>Change means movement. Movement means friction. Only in the frictionless
>vacuum of a nonexistent abstract world can movement or change occur
>without that abrasive friction of conflict.
>Saul Alinsky
>