VARIETIES OF DIALECTIC CHANGE PROCESSES

Five types of dialectic change processes are compared in the context o f a Cadburys case study. The strategic change literature has recognize d one type of dialectic process that it inaccurately refers to as Hege lian. Different dialectic processes often can operate simultaneously. Managers can make some choices about which processes to cocreate or wo rk with. Effective intervention, participation, and change can depend on which types of dialectic processes managers choose to work or cocre ate with.