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belong. Neither can we simply hope that the changes we will endure will create only minor, insubstantial conflicts. What we can do is perceive the pervasive nature of change, recognize its ramifications in terms of the conflicts it will create, and discern the means of minimizing the effects of change- engendered conflicts. This means we must be alert to personal, circumstantial, and technological developments that will produce change and create conflicts. And, we must bring into being those communication vehicles that can best carry the transmissions vital to the development of a team spirit to the organization. Footnotes 1 Donald L. Kirkpatrick, How to manage change effectively: Approaches, methods, and case examples (San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc., 1985), p. 9. 2 Terry Wise, Conflict scenarios (Needham Heights, MA: Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing, 1997), p. 16. 3 Lyle Schaller, Strategies for change (Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1993), p. 26. 4 Jeffrey Pfeffer, Competitive advantage through people: Unleashing the power of the work force (Boston: Harvard Business School Press, 1995), p. 43. 5 Ibid, p. 70. 6 Jerry B. Harvey and D. Richard Albertson, Neurotic organizations: Symptoms, causes and treatments, Personnel Journal , September/October 1971. 7 Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus, Leaders: The strategies for taking charge (New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1985), p. 185. 8 Larry Richards, Editor, Personal growth study Bible (Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers, 1996), p. 1118. 9 Kirkpatrick, p. 30. Bibliography Bennis, W., & Nanus, B. (1985). Leaders: The strategies for taking charge . New York: Harper & Row Publishers. Conner, D.R., & Patterson, R. (1981). Building commitment to organization change. Atlanta: OD Resources. Harvey, J.B., & Albertson, D.R. (1971, September/October). Neurotic organizations: Symptoms, causes and treatments. Personnel Journal . Kirkpatrick, D.L. (1985). How to manage change effectively: Approaches, methods, and case examples . San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, Inc. Margulies, N., & Wallace, J. (1973). Organizational change: Techniques and application. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman. Pfeffer, J. (1995). Competitive advantage through people: Unleashing the power of the work force . Boston: Harvard Business School Press. Richards, L. (Ed.). (1996). Personal growth study Bible. Nashville: Thomas Nelson Publishers. Schaller, L. (1993). Strategies for change. Nashville: Abingdon Press. Wise, T. (1997). Conflict scenarios. Needham Heights, MA: Simon & Schuster Custom Publishing. R oger Overturf has served as Cedarville University’s director of public relations since 1997. He is a 1975 graduate of the University and a retired U.S. Air Force officer. He holds a master’s degree from Central Michigan University and is a doctoral candidate at Trinity Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Linda, have been married for 28 years. They have three grown sons and two poorly trained Yorkies. T Summer 2003 / TORCH 13