The Selected Works of William R. Torbert
William R. Torbert
Boston College
Articles
- Timely and Transforming Leadership Inquiry and Action: Toward Triple-loop Awareness, with Anne Starr, Integral Review, vol 1, iss 1, pp. 85-97
- Transforming Inquiry and Action: Interweaving 27 Flavors of Action Research, with Dawn Chandler, Action Research, vol 1, iss 2, pp.133-152
- The Action Turn: Toward a Transformational Social Science, with Peter Reason, Concepts and Transformation, vol 6, iss 1, pp. 1-37
- A Developmental Approach to Social Science: A Model for Analyzing Charles Alexander's Scientific Contributions, Journal of Adult Development, vol 7, iss 4, pp. 255-267
- A Group Interview with Andy Wilson, Founder and CEO of Boston Duck Tours and Massachusetts Entrepreneur of the Year, with Jennifer Hartwell, Journal of Management Inquiry, vol 8, iss 2, pp. 183-190
- Analysis of the Group Interview with Andy Wilson: An Illustration of Interweaving First-, Second-, and Third-Person Research/Practice, with Jennifer Hartwell, Journal of Management Inquiry, vol 8, iss 2, pp. 191-204
- Autobiographical awareness as a catalyst for managerial and organisational development, with Dalmar Fisher, Management Education and Development, vol 23, pp. 184-198
- Political Economy 2001: Principles and Practices of Political Economy for the Third Millennium, International Synergy Journal, iss 11, pp. 109-117
- Teaching Action Inquiry, Collaborative Inquiry, vol 5, pp. 2-12
- Management Education for the Twenty-First Century, Selections, vol 3, iss 3, pp. 31-36
- Meaning Making and Management Action, with Keith Merron and Dalmar Fisher, Groups & Organization Studies, vol 12, iss 3, pp. 274-286
- Executive Mind, Timely Action, ReVISION, vol 6, iss 1, pp. 3-21
Books
- Personal and Organizational Transformations: The true challenge of continual quality improvement, with Dalmar Fisher, McGraw-Hill, England, 1995
- Sources of Excellence, Edge\Work Press, Boston MA, 1993
- The Power of Balance: Transforming Self, Society, and Scientific Inquiry, Sage Publications, Newbury Park CA, 1991
- The Power of Balance: Transforming Self, Society, and Scientific Inquiry, Newbury Park CA: Sage Publications
- Managing the Corporate Dream: Restructuring for Long-Term Success, Dow Jones-Irwin, Homewood IL, 1987
- Creating a Community of Inquiry: Conflict, Collaboration, Transformation, Wiley, London, 1976
- Being for the Most Part Puppets: Interactions Among Men's Labor, Leisure and Politics, with Malcolm P. Rogers, Schenkman Publishing, Cambridge MA, 1972
- Learning from Experience: Toward Consciousness, Columbia University Press, New York NY, 1972
Contributions to Books
- The Call to Bridge Knowledge and Action: The Response of the Boston College Doctoral Program in Organization Transformation, In Sherman, F. & Torbert, W. (Ed.s). "Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action: New Paradigms for Crossing the Theory/Practice Divide", Norwell MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 247-273
- Transforming Social Science: Integrating Quantitative, Qualitative, and Action Research, In Sherman, F. & Torbert, W. (Ed.s), "Transforming Social Inquiry, Transforming Social Action", Norwell MA: Kluwer Academic Publishers, pp. 67-91
- Developing Wisdom and Courage in Organizing and Sciencing, In Srivastva, S. & Cooperrider, D. (ed.s), "Organizational Wisdom and Executive Courage", San Francisco: The New Lexington Press, pp. 222-253
- Cultivating Post-formal Adult Development: Higher Stages and Contrasting Interventions, In Miller, M. & Cook-Greuter, S. (Ed.s), "Transcendence and Mature Thought in Adulthood", Lanham MD: Rowman & Littlefield, pp. 181-203
- Reform from the Center, In Mitchell, B. & Cunningham, L. (Ed.s), "Educational Leadership and Changing Contexts of Families, Communities, and Schools", Chicago IL: University of Chicago Press, pp. 252-263
- Interpersonal Competence, In Chickering, A. (ed.), "The Modern American College", San Francisco CA: Jossey-Bass, pp. 172-190