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Comparison of socio‐economic and other transorganizational development methods
David Boje, Grace Ann RosileThe purpose of this article is to compare and contrast the socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM) with 15 large system change methods. All 16 of these methods are part of…
Theatrics of SEAM
David Boje, Grace Ann RosileThe purpose of this article is to explore the similarities and differences in the socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM) method and postmodern approaches to theatre. Neither…
An updated presentation of the socio‐economic management model
Henri SavallThis article presents the socio‐economic model founded and developed by the author since 1973. It focuses on the fundamental hypothesis of the socio‐economic approach to…
Postmodernism and thesocio‐economic approach to organizations
Michel Péron, Monique PéronThis article brings out the numerous connections that can be established between the socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM) considered as an architecture and the postmodern…
Organizational transformation through the socio‐economic approach in an industrial context
Véronique Zardet, Olivier VoyantFor more than a century companies’ organizational variables have been studied and researched. Historically, the practice is to focus on the precursors in the management sciences…
Enhancing the efficiency of networks in an urban area through socio‐economic interventions
Marc Bonnet, Vincent CristalliniThe research scheme presented here has been implemented in a city with over 250,000 inhabitants. The purpose of the article is to present the SEAM method in an urban setting…
Dysfunctions in owner‐manager succession process in family firms and how a SEAM intervener‐researcher can address them
Dominique Besson, Slimane HaddadjMost succession processes prove to be dysfunctional, resulting in high hidden costs. This article shows how a socio‐economic process can help the actors prevent those…
SEAM‐less post‐merger integration strategies: a cause for concern
Anthony F. BuonoMost merger and acquisition strategies are still dominated by financial analyses, legal considerations and power plays by dominant groups as individuals jockey for position and…
Managing the unmanageable: How can SEAM give back to employees and work situations their anthropological original substance?
Georges Trepo, Fabien de GeuserAttempts to explain the sources of the basic assumption of the socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM): the existence of hidden costs and performance. These are due to the…
International dissemination of the socio‐economic method
Henri SavallThe socio‐economic approach to management (SEAM) model has been experimented in over 1,000 companies and organizations in 30 countries in Europe, Africa, Asia, and America. The…
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