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Effects <strong>of</strong> Change <strong>In</strong>terventions<br />
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1. DE(organizational!change)!<br />
2. DE(causal!analysis)!<br />
3. DE(cohort!analysis)!<br />
4. DE(empirical!methods)!<br />
5. DE(grounded!theory)!<br />
6. DE(meta!analysis)!<br />
7. DE(qualitative!research)!<br />
8. DE(quantitative!methods)!<br />
9. DE(theory!verification)!<br />
10. DE(hypothesis!testing)!<br />
11. DE(statistical!analysis)!<br />
12. DE(longitudinal!studies)!<br />
13. DE(experimental!methods)!<br />
14. DE(postLtesting)!<br />
15. DE(preLtesting)!<br />
16. OR/2+15$<br />
17. AB(case!control)!<br />
18. AB(comparison!group)!<br />
19. AB(control!group)!<br />
20. AB(evaluation!stud*)!<br />
21. AB(intervention!stud*)!<br />
22. AB(natural!experiment)!<br />
23. AB(outcome!evaluation)!<br />
! !!<br />
24. AB(outcome!measurement)!<br />
25. AB(quasiLexperiment)!<br />
26. AB(random*)!<br />
27. OR/17+26$<br />
28. AB(discourse!analysis)!<br />
29. AB(field!stud*)!<br />
30. AB(focus!group*)!<br />
31. AB(formative!evaluation)!<br />
32. AB(narrative!analysis)!<br />
33. AB(observational!methods)!<br />
34. AB(phenomenological!research)!<br />
35. AB(process!evaluation)!<br />
36. AB(purposive!sample)!<br />
37. AB(qualitative!validity)!<br />
38. OR/27+37$<br />
39. TI(empirical*)!<br />
40. TI(evidence)!<br />
41. TI(meta)!<br />
42. TI(review)!<br />
43. OR/39+42$<br />
44. 16$OR$27$<br />
45. 38$OR$43$<br />
46. 44$OR$45$<br />
47. 1$AND$46$<br />
The following generic search filters were applied to all databases:<br />
1. Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed<br />
2. Published in the period 1980 to 2010.<br />
3. Articles in English<br />
Selection <strong>of</strong> studies<br />
The following inclusion criteria were applied to the selection <strong>of</strong> studies:<br />
1. Organization: only studies related to an organization were included. An<br />
organization is defined as a formal collaboration between three or more<br />
persons who engage in activities to meet the demand for products and/or<br />
services in the organization's operating environment. Simulations <strong>of</strong><br />
organizations (as used in experiments in artificial settings) were included.