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Exploring the Relational Model of Change as a Facilitator of Interorganizational Change Processes

NCJ Number
310231
Journal
Journal of Applied Behavioral Science Dated: Jan 2025
Date Published
January 2025
Length
36 pages
Annotation

This study explores the relational model of change as a facilitator of interorganizational change processes.

Abstract

This paper explores how participants employed the relational model of change (RMOC) in two distinct interorganizational contexts and finds that both sites adopted RMOC interventions of boundary spanner roles, shared accountability, and current state assessments. These interventions were implemented differently, however, leading to varied progress toward goals. This study advances knowledge of change processes and demonstrates, for scholars and practitioners, the RMOC's relevance for strengthening interorganizational collaboratives and organizational change, using granular data regarding the dynamic process of change. Multiple case study and temporal analysis were used to compare how change played out in the two contexts. Organizational change is a dynamic field with rapidly evolving knowledge. Recent scholarship highlights gaps in understanding real-time change implementation and urges granular research in diverse contexts, particularly in interorganizational collaborations where complex problems are addressed by networks of partners. (Published Abstract Provided)

Date Published: January 1, 2025