Øyvind Pålshaugen
List of John Benjamins publications in which Øyvind Pålshaugen is involved.
Book series
ISSN 1384-6671
Journal
Concepts and Transformation
International Journal of Action Research and Organizational Renewal
Edited by Richard Ennals, Werner Fricke and Øyvind Pålshaugen
ISSN 1384-6639 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9692
Titles
The End of Organization Theory?: Language as a tool in action research and organizational development
Øyvind Pålshaugen
Organizational theorists talk a lot about organizational development. Although they can express themselves eloquently, too often the practitioner is not convinced by their talk. The authors of The End of Organization Theory? are in favor of the doers doing most of the talking themselves. Thus, in… read more[Dialogues on Work and Innovation, 5] 1999. vi, 149 pp.
Development Coalitions in Working Life: The ‘Enterprise Development 2000’ Program in Norway
Edited by Bjørn Gustavsen, Tom Colbjørnsen and Øyvind Pålshaugen
While the need to utilise knowledge from social research in processes of development in working life is growing, there is also a growing recognition of the problems posed by this utilisation. As the belief in universal reason and general theory about topics like work organization and leadership has… read more[Dialogues on Work and Innovation, 6] 1998. xi, 153 pp.
2004 How to do things with words: Towards a linguistic turn in action research? Concepts and Transformation 9:2, pp. 181–203 | Article
This article argues that the question of what actionable knowledge is, can hardly be answered appropriately either by solely theoretical argumentation or by solely practical demonstration. It is in the very interplay between theory and practice that knowledge can prove to be actionable. Thus it… read more
2004 Knowledge at work: New stories from action research Concepts and Transformation 9:2, pp. 113–119 | Miscellaneous
2002 Discourse democracy at work: On public spheres in private enterprises Concepts and Transformation 7:2, pp. 141–192 | Article
This article presents an empirically based argument for what I have labeled ‘discourse democracy at work’. The idea of discourse democracy at work is launched to supplement the various representative models of democracy we find in European working life. Starting with a brief elaboration of the… read more
2002 3. Developing development organizations Researching Enterprise Development: Action Research on the cooperation between management and labour in Norway, Levin, Morten (ed.), pp. 29–43 | Chapter
2001 Chapter 8. The Work Research Institute Module Creating Connectedness: The role of social research in innovation policy, Gustavsen, Bjørn, Håkon Finne and Bo Oscarsson, pp. 137–158 | Chapter
2000 Review Article: Recovering a Lost Coherence Concepts and Transformation 5:3, pp. 383–391 | Article
2000 The Competitive Advantage of Development Organizations Concepts and Transformation 5:2, pp. 237–255 | Article
Departing from the discussion whether there is a tendency — or a coercive force — towards convergence within the working life of the capitalist countries, forcing the enterprises to adopt similar structures and procedures across national boundaries, this article presents a brief discussion of the… read more
1998 Chapter IV: Organization development through development organization Development Coalitions in Working Life: The ‘Enterprise Development 2000’ Program in Norway, Gustavsen, Bjørn, Tom Colbjørnsen and Øyvind Pålshaugen (eds.), pp. 55–76 | Chapter
1996 Introducing 'Concepts and Transformation': Editorial Concepts and Transformation 1:1, pp. 1–13 | Miscellaneous
1996 9. ‘This is Not the Whole Story…’: On the demand for scientific reports of action
research Beyond Theory: Changing organizations through participation, Toulmin, Stephen and Bjørn Gustavsen (eds.), pp. 137–158 | Chapter