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3 Reflections from the Doctoral Colloquium at AHRD 2016
Posted on February 21, 2016 Leave a Comment
February 21, 2016 Last week, I attended the Doctoral Colloquium at the Association for Human Resource Development (AHRD) 2016 conference in the Americas in Jacksonville, FL. I will post more about the conference as a whole but first I wanted to spend a few minutes reflecting on the Doctoral Colloquium. The Doctoral Colloquium was a […]
The Paradox of Control and Creativity in Organizations
Posted on January 29, 2015 4 Comments
One of the seminal texts of Human Systems Change is The Social Psychology of Organizations by Daniel Katz and Robert Kahn published in 1966 and again in 1978. In short, the book is about Open Systems Theory, which says organizations are open to being affected by their external environments and that the character of every organization […]
Life at The George Washington University
Posted on January 27, 2015 4 Comments
I have been here in Washington, D.C. for over 6 months but I’m not yet used to riding my bike to meet a friend for coffee and riding right in front of the White House. There is a noticeable pulse and energy here and I’m grateful for the opportunity to study in D.C. The George […]
Oliver S. Crocco 