Managing Change in OrganizationsDescription |
Managing Change in Organisationsprovides a practical and thorough overview of how effective change can be achieved in organizations. The text is ideal for advanced undergraduates, MBA and postgraduate students on courses in managing change and organisational change. Colin Carnall takes a strategic approach, outlining guidance and techniques for planning and implementing, evaluating and learning from major organizational change. Reviewing traditional and more recent critical theories, he also presents models and frameworks for change that are apt for the complex and fast-moving challenges of contemporary organizations.  |
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- Short case studies with an international perspective
- Illustrations, diagnostic exercises, questionnaires and review questions enable the student to learn independently as well as in the classroom
- Synthesis of theory and practice makes it intellectually stimulating and immediately relevant
- Lecturer download site including tutor notes linked to each chapter, model answers to all questions, additional case material, data and additional exercises.
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New to this Edition |
· a 5-part structure which covers the theories and themes, techniques and models of change management, and enables easy navigation · new chapters 4 and 5 which focus on both traditional models and critical perspectives of change · a new model of Strategic Convergence derived from the author’s own work to address the complexity of multiple change initiatives running concurrently · substantially revised and extended chapters (in Part V) on strategic management models of change and of cultural change Colin Carnall is Director of Executive Programmes at Warwick Business School, where he teaches and researches strategic change, organization design and management development. . |
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Table of Contents |
Brief contents Preface Acknowledgements Part I The Challenge of Organization Change 1 The challenge of change
2 Organization structures: choice and leadership
3 The transformation perspective Part II Theories of Organization Change 4 Theories of change: traditional models
5 Theories of change: critical perspectives
6 Theories of change: strategic management models Part III Themes and Issues in Organization Change 7 Organizations in the twenty-first century: the value-added organization
8 Sustaining organizational effectiveness
9 Leadership in practice
10 The learning organization
11 Strategies for change Part IV Change Management Techniques 12 Diagnosing change
13 Managing major changes
14 Change architecture
15 A strategy for organizational effectiveness Part V Strategic Change 16 Learning from change
17 Culture models and organization change
18 Strategic convergence: a new model for organizational change
19 Strategies for corporate transformation References Index |
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Back Cover |
Managing Change in Organizations provides a practical and thorough overview of how effective change can be achieved in organizations. The text is ideal for advanced undergraduates, MBA and postgraduate students on courses in managing change and organizational change. Colin Carnall takes a strategic approach, outlining guidance and techniques for planning and implementing, evaluating and learning from major organizational change. Reviewing traditional and more recent critical theories, he also presents models and frameworks for change that are apt for the complex and fast-moving challenges of contemporary organizations. In particular this 5th edition has been revised to provide: · easy navigation through a 5-part structure which covers the theories and themes, techniques and models of change management · a focus on both traditional models and critical perspectives of change · a new model of Strategic Convergence to address the complexity of multiple change initiatives running concurrently · short case studies, questions and exercises to enable readers to test and apply their knowledge, skills and techniques Colin Carnall is Associate Dean, Executive Programmes and Professor of Strategic Management at Warwick Business School, where he teaches and researches strategic change, organization design and management development. |
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