Shaping communities of work, an organisational development approach

"In order to survive in a turbulent environment many organisations have to \noperate as an open system. This open system often has the configuration \nof a network. This networked organisation acts as a community of work. \nThis community of work is based upon a specific organisational identity. \nThe central question addressed by this article is: How can organisation \ndevelopment function in the process of developing communities of work \nand what is the role of the change agent? \nThe rise of new organisational forms is described. The importance of the \nconcept of communities of work and organisational identity is shown. \nThereupon the insights from 25 cases in shaping communities of work \nfrom a perspective of organisational development are presented. Special \nattention is paid to the role of the change agent." (author's abstract)