Organisational change

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Description Business is changing at a break-neck speed, so managers mustbe increasingly active in reorganizing their firms to gain acompetitive edge. This textbook provides a discussion of change inrelation to the complexities of organizational life, offeringcomprehensive coverage of the significant ideas and issuesassociated with change at all levels of organizational activityfrom the strategic to the operational and at the individual, group,organizational and societal levels. Taking both a theoretical and apractical approach to the issues of organizational change, the textseeks to meet both the academic and applied aims of most businessand management courses. The book is ideal for both MBA students andthose studying for the more specialist degrees in organizationalchange. Its structure and content also make it accessible tofinal-level undergraduate business studies students. Takes a conceptual and analytical approach to the way that theory and research in relation to organizations and change is explored and critiqued Includes practical elements in its provision of descriptions and worked examples of different approaches to effecting change Asks readers to undertake challenging activities to encourage the application of ideas and learning from the text to personal experience One closing case wraps up the discussion in each chapter Practicing Organizational Change: Class tested end-of-chapter experiential exercises give students experience with organizational theory. Case for Analysis: Twenty case studies provided at the end are meant to be used in class to facilitate discussion. Preface Business Organization: The Domain of Change Organizational Culture and Change Concept of Change Organizational Resistance to Change Organizational Change and Change Agents Strategic Management of Change Organizational Diagnosis Organizational Development Manager as Catalyst of Change Learning Organization: The Ultimate Objective of Management of Change Some Models of Organizat