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The influence of spirit and culture on the establishment of a new network organization
Abstract
The Polynesian concept of "Aloha" is more than a word for hello and goodbye. It is a way of life driving how people interact with each other. This cultural phenomenon influenced the consulting work of the International Society for Organization Development and Change (ISODC) intervention team. An ISODC intervention team helped a Polynesian subculture to develop the Global Breadfruit Heritage Council (GBHC) in the USA, State of Hawaii. This team was asked to assist a diverse group of organizations to formalize a network organization (Preston, 2011, 2012). The goals were to promote and protect the breadfruit tree as this new organization spread the use of breadfruit around the world as a healthier substitute for food in developing countries. We discuss in this article the development of this organization and the influence that a strong subculture has on an intervention. The heritage of the breadfruit tree and Aloha drove the outcome of this project to the point that it dramatically influenced how the concept of network organization could be used to create this new umbrella group.
... The changes to its operational model and the diversification of its offerings have maintained the growth of the company. The expansion towards Arab and African countries was also met with changes in the operational paradigm brought by interactions with influential cultures (Preston, Wall, & Morris, 2017). This suggests a learning organization (Argyris & Schôn, 1974Senge, 1994). ...
This paper addresses the issues of agility and inclusivity in the context of an international engineering company expanding in the Middle East. A charismatic leader has driven the growth of the regional subsidiary of a quality control company. Transforming the organization towards inclusivity assures the systemic agility of the company, while improving the lives of its internal community. The paper studies the capacity of the socioeconomic intervention to bring change within the Middle Eastern business culture. The methodology is one of intervention research combining action research and strategic management control. The research found that inclusivity improves agility and quantified the effects of its lack thereof. The research finds proof that the socioeconomic intervention provided the methodology and tools to improve the dynamic capabilities of the company, and to integrate the human potential in the organizational system.
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