In Harald Solaas's own words...
"Requisite Organization theory claims that it can bring about substantial increases both in productivity and in well being at the workplace, quickly and economically. In fact, however, diffusion of this theory is notably limited, and interventions based on it, though successful, are scarce. This appears as a tragic paradox.
It is suggested as an explanation for this paradox that RO theory is almost universally misunderstood because it is absolutely idiosyncratic, but this fact is not self-evident. The effect is that attempts to understand it by assimilation to previous knowledge lead to misinterpretations.
The essentials of RO theory are presented in three basic postulates in order to facilitate comprehension of its true meaning. The conclusion is that RO theory is scientifically valid, and that its potential for positive change has been proved."
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| Harald Solaas - Biography |
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Harald Solaas
Professor of Análisis y diseño organizacional at the Maestría en psicología empresaria y organizacional, Universidad de Belgrano
Migueletes 2442 3º A
1428 Buenos Aires
ARGENTINA
Tel: 011-54-11-4781-4815
email: has @ impsat1.com.ar
Harald Solaas obtained his degree of Psicólogo Laboral (industrial psychologist) at the Universidad Nacional de La Plata in 1967. He performed as a company officer in several companies and in various capacities for many years after graduation. His most significant experience was in SHELL C.A.P.S.A., local Argentine company of the SHELL GROUP.
Solaas is in private practice as an organizational and HR consultant since 1991. He has conducted a variety of organizational programs in a wide range of industries and in governmental administration. He adopted RO theory as the theoretical and technical foundation for all his work in 1995. Since then he has been devoted to professional practice and theoretical research on RO.
Between 1997 and 2000, Solaas participated in a large project in which Dr. Elliott Jaques acted as a consultant. In the course of this project and afterwards he kept an intense exchange of theoretical and technical material with Dr. Jaques.
Solaas has taught in several universities in Argentina, and currently holds the chair of Análisis y diseño organizacional at the Maestría en psicología empresaria y organizacional at the Universidad de Belgrano.
He has written a book on the evaluation of individual potential and a large number of articles published in several magazines and journals.
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