ABSTRACT

In the previous chapters a complex set of phenomena, conceptualized as the divergent organization, is explicated. In the process, we have come to several theoretic conclusions that must now be applied. The primary—and stickiest—question facing us at this juncture is one of intervention. How might we apply these findings and emergent models to remedy the difficulties experienced in the divergent organization, particularly the predominantly African-American organization with European-based organizational form/design? The second question we are faced with is of more general application. How might these findings be applied to other types of organizations and to other cultures? We address these questions in turn.