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Organizational change

By: Contributor(s): Publication details: Harlow Prentice Hall/Financial Times 2006Edition: 3rd edDescription: 436 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0273695983
  • 9780273695981 (pbk.)
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Contents:
Organisations and their changing environments -- The nature of organisational change -- Organisational structure and change -- Cultures for change -- The politics of change -- The leadership of change: individuals -- The leadership of change: teams -- Hard systems models of change -- Soft systems models -- A changing future.
Summary: Includes bibliographical references and index.Summary: This successful text provides a discussion of change in relation to the complexities of organizational life with an emphasis on applying the theory into practice. The book is structured in three parts. The first part considers the causes and nature of change. Part two opens up' the organization to expand on issues of structuring for change, the cultural and political contexts for change and how to lead change. Part three moves firmly into addressing the more practical considerations of designing, planning and implementing change. The book is ideal for both MBA students and those studying for the more specialist degrees in Organizational Development and Change. Its structure and content also make it accessible to final level Business Studies undergraduate students.
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3rd ed. / Barbara Senior, Jocelyne Fleming.

Previous ed.: 2002.

Organisations and their changing environments -- The nature of organisational change -- Organisational structure and change -- Cultures for change -- The politics of change -- The leadership of change: individuals -- The leadership of change: teams -- Hard systems models of change -- Soft systems models -- A changing future.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This successful text provides a discussion of change in relation to the complexities of organizational life with an emphasis on applying the theory into practice. The book is structured in three parts. The first part considers the causes and nature of change. Part two opens up' the organization to expand on issues of structuring for change, the cultural and political contexts for change and how to lead change. Part three moves firmly into addressing the more practical considerations of designing, planning and implementing change. The book is ideal for both MBA students and those studying for the more specialist degrees in Organizational Development and Change. Its structure and content also make it accessible to final level Business Studies undergraduate students.

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