N2 - Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explain the successful implementation of organizational applications, and ensuing organizational change, based on a story from a GM manufacturing plant. T1 - A story's impact on organizational-culture change The Hoist Story was a catalyst for the change process, resulting in a high level of buy-in across the organization as such it contrasts with much of the management literature on approach can serve as a model for organizational researchers and change agents interested in spearheading or supporting organizational-culture change.',

Findings: The findings emphasize both the Hoist Story's process impact and outcome impact. Through a cooperative process of co-production, the authors worked in tandem with organizational members on issues related to organizational-culture change. Design/methodology/approach: The approach involved collecting and analyzing the Hoist Story as part of a multi-year ethnographic research project designed to identify the key attributes in an ideal plant culture. This 'soup-to-nuts' approach can serve as a model for organizational researchers and change agents interested in spearheading or supporting organizational-culture change.Ībstract = 'Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explain the successful implementation of organizational applications, and ensuing organizational change, based on a story from a GM manufacturing plant. It includes the documentation and cultural analysis of the story, but illustrates how the story evolved into specific organizational-culture-change applications. Originality/value: This paper provides value by bridging the gap between theory and praxis. Using employee stories as a means to understand and drive culture change is a largely underdeveloped area of scholarship. a story script, video, collaboration tools) which propelled GM manufacturing culture closer to its ideal - a culture of collaboration. The Hoist Story was a catalyst for the change process, resulting in a high level of buy-in across the organization as such it contrasts with much of the management literature on 'planned change.' It also led to the development of several 'packaged products' (e.g.

Purpose: The purpose of the paper is to explain the successful implementation of organizational applications, and ensuing organizational change, based on a story from a GM manufacturing plant.

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