Discussing management to change: the 5M framework

Abstract This paper aims to discuss and present the theoretical support of the 5M framework, developed to guide managers from an uncritical and rational view of management of change to a more critical and pragmatic focus on managing to change. By adopting the change as drama approach, we combined what is commonly described as a weak view of organizations-as-drama and the strong view of organizations like drama. The example of the application of the 5M framework in an MBA course allowed to evaluate its impact as a rhetorical vehicle of education and management practice, as well as to provide suggestions for later theoretical-pedagogical refinements.