`Change Management is a well-structured and well-written book which has wide appeal for undergraduates, postgraduates and practitioners. It provides a comprehensive coverage of the issues related to organizational change and its management. It has a good, coherent structure which starts with a definition of change and a general examination of the antecedent factors, as well as the skills and competencies required of managers in facilitating the change process.... The style and content of the book are of an extremely high quality, indicating the book's deserved reputation as a core textbook in this area' - Leadership and Organization Development Journal
This new and updated edition of the highly successful MBA and undergraduate text on change management uses current examples with a strategic focus to guide students through the issues and processes associated with managing change.
The new edition:
- provides a framework for applying different models to different scenarios;
- offers proactive approaches to change that relate to business performance;
- gives practical, step-by-step means of handling change;
- illustrates with up-to-date real-life case studies.
Students using Change Management will gain a greater understanding that effective solutions to change problems need to combine technological, organizational and people-oriented strategies. In this sense the book adopts a process-based approach to management. It will also encourage students to familiarize themselves with the different contingencies that affect management and the most effective measures for dealing with them.
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`Change Management is a well-structured and well-written book which has wide appeal for undergraduates, postgraduates and practitioners. It provides a comprehensive coverage of the issues related to organizational change and its management. It has a good, coherent structure which starts with a definition of change and a general examination of the antecedent factors, as well as the skills and competencies required of managers in facilitating the change process.... The style and content of the book are of an extremely high quality, indicating the book's deserved reputation as a core textbook in this are' - Leadership and Organization Development Journal
Praise for the First Edition:
`Although Change Management... is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, it is recommended reading for all those concerned with management' - Linda Applin, Nursing Standard
`This [book] was invaluable as a core textbook introducing managers to a range of change management concepts and case studies' - Annette Monaghan, Management Consultant, Glasgow
Auflage
Sprache
Verlagsort
Zielgruppe
Für höhere Schule und Studium
Editions-Typ
Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 156 mm
Gewicht
ISBN-13
978-0-7619-6498-8 (9780761964988)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Professor Robert A. Paton is the Director of Graduate Studies, Adam Smith Business School, and a Deputy Dean, College of Social Sciences, at the University of Glasgow, UK. Professor James McCalman is the Head of the Centre for Strategy and Leadership at the University of Portsmouth, UK.
PART ONE: THE IMPACT AND DEFINITION OF CHANGE
Introducing Change Management
The Nature of Change
Change and the Manager
Mapping Change
PART TWO: INTERVENTION STRATEGIES
The Systems Approach to Change
Cases in Intervention
Total Project Management
PART THREE: THE ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT MODEL
People Management
Organizations Can Develop
The Objective Outsiders
The Learning Organization
PART FOUR: PRACTICAL CASES IN CHANGE MANAGEMENT
Cases in Systems Intervention
Organizational Development Cases