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Tenkasi, Ramkrishnan (Ram) V.: Expanding and Bridging the Boundaries of Theory, Practice, and Method

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In the field of organization development and change, Dr. Ramkrishnan (Ram) V. Tenkasi is an emergent thinker with contributions to scholarship and practice. Woven throughout the career of this academic and Fulbright senior research scholar is a recurrent theme of dialectical synthesis and boundary expansion along with frequent collaboration across a spectrum of advisors, peers, and doctoral students. Tenkasi’s scholarship has influenced the field with contributions to its understanding of organizational knowledge and communication, scholar-practitioners and the linkage of thought and action, and models of organization development – particularly large-scale change. He continues to expand his own learning and boundaries through immersion in cross-disciplinary methodologies while expanding both the rigor and relevance of our field.

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  1. Elmhurst University, Elmhurst, IL, USA

    Eric J. Sanders

  2. Business Psychology DepartmentThe Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, USA

    George W. Hay

  3. Colorado Christian University, Lakewood, CO, USA

    Bart Brock

  4. Huron Consulting, Chicago, IL, USA

    Elise Barho

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Sanders, E.J., Hay, G.W., Brock, B., Barho, E. (2020). Tenkasi, Ramkrishnan (Ram) V.: Expanding and Bridging the Boundaries of Theory, Practice, and Method. In: Szabla, D.B. (eds) The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49820-1_94-2

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    Tenkasi, Ramkrishnan (Ram) V.: Expanding and Bridging the Boundaries of Theory, Practice, and Method
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    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49820-1_94-2

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