ABSTRACT
This chapter presents a summary of the results of the multiparadigm review and analysis of theories of organisational transformation. A multiparadigm review differs from a standard literature review in that it specifi cally looks for concepts and themes that constitute the underlying architectonic of a theoretical system. It does this across multiple layers of expression, that is, at the level of basic constructs, parts of theories, complete theories, research paradigms and metatheories. In this case, the units of analysis for the review are the core explanatory themes for each of the theories of organisational transformation. These themes have been subjected to multilayered analytic procedures, to develop the fi nal, comprehensive set of metatheoretical lenses used by theorists to conceptualise, explore and account for transformation. In subsequent chapters, these lenses are used to build an integrative metatheory for organisational transformation.
