SAGE Journal Articles

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Officer and Suspect Demeanor : A Qualitative Analysis of Change : Roger G. Dunham and Geoffrey P. Alpert, Police Quarterly 2009, 12: 6-21.

Questions that apply to article:

  1. Define demeanor.
  2. What can cause changes in the demeanor of the citizen and the police officer during an encounter?
  3. What can influence decisions made by the actors?

 

A perspective on the Field of Organization Development and Change: The Zeigarnik Effect : W. Warner Burke, The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 2011, 47: 143-167.

Questions that apply to article:

  1. Why is the failure rate for organization change efforts around 70%?
  2. What do practitioners in the world of organizational development and organization change need more skill in understanding?
  3. Why do one of every two individuals who fills a leadership position fail?

 

The Human Side of Public Organizations Contributions to Organizational Performance: Laurence J. O’Toole Jr. and Kenneth J. Meier, The American Review of Public Administration 2009, 39 (5): 499-518.

Questions that apply to article:

  1. Why should one focus on the “human side” of public organizations?
  2. How does internal management contribute to policy outcomes?