Improving the Prospects of Organizational Change Initiatives

Many people across a variety of disciplines have assumed responsibilities in recent decades for bridging gaps which exist between knowledge producers and knowledge users within organizations. All share a common concern—linkage. Considerable variance characterizes the manner in which these individuals attempt to make things happen within organizations, because neither standardized procedures nor blueprints exist to guide their actions. Two instruments that have been designed to address the erratic and unpredictable linkage practices of these individuals are introduced and discussed. One is a linkage methodology; the other is a survey inventory. Developmental efforts described suggest that both instruments deserve a place in the portfolios of persons responsible for change initiatives within organizations.