Dialogic Organization Development

Bush and Marshock's 2015 theory on organizational change suggests that organizations are networks of meaning making, constantly seeking internal meaning and evolving towards an ideal state. Dialogic organizations are characterized by their continuous search for meaning and transformation.

Who proposed the theory of Dialogic Organizational Development?

• Smith and Johnson

• Bush and Marshock

• Brown and Taylor

• Green and White

What do organizations constantly search for according to the theory?

• Market dominance

• Employee satisfaction

• Internal meaning

• Financial stability

How are organizations described in the theory?

• As static institutions

• As hierarchical structures

• As networks of meaning making

• As profit-making entities

What is a key characteristic of a dialogic organization?

• It is profit-driven

• It is focused on competition

• It is meaning-seeking

• It is rigid and unchanging

What is the ongoing process that dialogic organizations are involved in?

• Becoming or moving towards an ideal state

• Becoming more efficient

• Becoming more bureaucratic

• Becoming more competitive