From organizational development to change management. The emergence of a new profession

Article// Journal of Applied Behavioral Science 35, Sep 1999, p.273-286 This article describes the emergence of change management as a service offering of major consulting firms. The authors compare change management with traditional OD in terms of theory and analytical framework, the role of the interventionist, and intervention strategies. They argue the change management has the potential become a discipline that can unite the different thoughts operating in the field of planned organizational change