"'The role of an advocate for children is one that I perform myself which is why I have found much of the research presented in this book so interesting... We are all on the same side battling to improve life for children who have, through no fault of their own, been handed a very bad set of cards.' - From the Foreword by Cherie Booth QC Advocacy for vulnerable people is increasingly becoming a part of health and social care practice, ..."
Reflexive Inquiry A Framework for Consultancy Practice by ChristineOliver Hardcover, 148 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-367-32313-4, ISBN: 0-367-32313-3
"This book sets out to explain how the reflexive inquiry model can be adapted to research so that consultants can continue to evaluate their work and learn from the process."
"The SAGE Handbook of Organizational Institutionalism brings together extensive coverage of aspects of Institutional Theory and an array of top academic contributors. Now in its Second Edition, the book has been thoroughly revised and reorganised, with all chapters updated to maintain a mix of theory, how to conduct institutional organizational analysis, and contemporary empirical work. New chapters on Translation, Networks and Institut ..."
"This book sets out to explain how the reflexive inquiry model can be adapted to research so that consultants can continue to evaluate their work and learn from the process."
"Journal of Management Studies, 51(4), 634–666. Hallett, T. ... Inhabited
institutions: Social interactions and organizational forms in Gouldner's patterns of
industrial bureaucracy. ... E. D. (2013). Repairing breaches with rules:
Maintaining institutions in the face of everyday disruptions. Organization Science,
24(5), ... The immateriality of material practices in institutional logics. ... Changing
landscapes: The construction of ..."
"Royston Greenwood, Christine Oliver, Thomas B. Lawrence, Renate E. Meyer.
infrastructure, to challenge the BC forestry field. Their relational channels
included other ENGOs, First Nations peoples,2 the media, the public (through
campaign events), regulators related to forestry and the environment in BC, and
eventually, other businesses that used or sold wood or paper products. Initially,
they were not part of the normal relational ..."
"This book honors the life and work of the late W. Barnett Pearce, a leading theorist in the communication field. The book is divided into four sections. The first section will lead with an essay by Barnett Pearce. This will be followed by sections on (1) practical theory, (2) dialogue, and (3) social transformation. In the broadest sense, these are probably the three general themes found in the work of Pearce and his colleagues. In ..."
"Institutional theory lies at the heart of organizational theory yet until now, no book has successfully taken stock of this important and wide-ranging theoretical perspective. With insight and clarity, the editors of this handbook have collected and arranged papers so readers are provided with a map of the field and pointed in the direction of new and emerging themes. The academics who have contributed to this handbook are respected ..."
Introducing RDA(1st Edition) A Guide to the Basics by ChristineOliver Paperback, 120 Pages, Published 2010 by Facet Publishing ISBN-13: 978-1-85604-732-6, ISBN: 1-85604-732-6
"Resource Description and Access (RDA) is more than a revised standard it represents a total shift in the cataloging process as a whole. This highly practical, concise introduction will guide both catalogers and general library staff through the basics of RDA, its implementation, and its expected benefits for users and catalogers alike. Author Chris Oliver provides a contextual overview of and thoroughly explains the reasons for the swit ..."
"Since its founding in 1943, Medievalia et Humanistica has won worldwide recognition as the first scholarly publication in America to devote itself entirely to medieval and Renaissance studies. Since 1970, a new series, sponsored by the Modern Language Association of America and edited by an international board of distinguished scholars and critics, has published interdisciplinary articles. In yearly hardcover volumes, the new series pub ..."
"Jane Boylanis programme director of the social work course at the University of
Keele. Her research interests include advocacy, looked after children and
children's rights. For her doctoral thesis she undertook a critical analysis of
looked after children's participation in their statutory reviews and the role of
advocacy. Recent publications have included a series of articles for Childright
based on the work of various advocacy pr ..."
"Today, organizations are downsizing, reorganizing, right sizing, redesigning, and re-engineering in an attempt to be effective in a turbulent and uncertain marketplace. Although meant to help, more often than not, these initiatives do not come close to what is necessary for organizations to thrive in this complex world. They often fall short because they ignore the key aspects of an organization: its people and the relationships they fo ..."
"Mark Suchman is professor of Sociology at Brown University. His research
interests center on the relationship between law and organizations, particularly
the role of legal institutions in formally and informally legitimating innovation and
entrepreneurship in the information technology, nanotechnology, and healthcare
sectors. In addition to his work on legitimacy, he has also written on inter-
organizational disputing, on the “inter ..."
Reflexive Inquiry(1st Edition) A Framework for Consultancy Practice (Psychology, Psychoanalysis & Psychotherapy) by ChristineOliver, Sheila Mcnamee Paperback, 160 Pages, Published 2006 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-85575-358-7, ISBN: 1-85575-358-8
"The impetus for this book came from an appreciation that reflexivity, for both consultant and client, is the core ingredient for facilitating the "changing organization." Central to this belief, Reflexive Inquiry (RI) draws on the spirit of five overlapping theoretical traditions--systemic, social constructionist, critical, appreciative, and complexity. These principles each offer a contribution to the management of reflexive consciousn ..."