Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation
1st Edition
Published on 19. December 2008
Book
Hardback
392 pages
978-1-4129-4852-4 (ISBN)
Description
"I would urge anyone with an interest in managing organisations, whether they be students or practising managers, to buy this book" - Bernard Burnes, Professor of Organisational Change, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester
"Change is truly the one constant in business. As such, the ability to manage change and its drivers of innovation and creativity is essential. Thankfully, Andriopoulos and Dawson offer an exceptional treatise on this domain, insightful and engaging. I encourage management students at all levels to explore this work" - Marianne W. Lewis, Director of Kolodzik Business Scholars, University of Cincinnati
Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation brings together comprehensive aspects of change management and creativity management, providing management and HR students with an accessible and wide-ranging resource for study, debate and inspiration.
Balancing theory with practice, this book looks at the human side of managing change and creativity, treating them as interdependent aspects of management and organizations.
Topics include:
- Historical overview of business practice and theory
- Understanding creativity and change
- Managing individuals, teams and nurturing creativity
- The creative economy and future of organizations
Features include:
- Coverage of all the important recent research in the field
- Real-life topical case studies taken from the Financial Times
- Interactive resources at the end of each chapter, including questions, exercises, topics for debate, recommended reading and web resources
"Change is truly the one constant in business. As such, the ability to manage change and its drivers of innovation and creativity is essential. Thankfully, Andriopoulos and Dawson offer an exceptional treatise on this domain, insightful and engaging. I encourage management students at all levels to explore this work" - Marianne W. Lewis, Director of Kolodzik Business Scholars, University of Cincinnati
Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation brings together comprehensive aspects of change management and creativity management, providing management and HR students with an accessible and wide-ranging resource for study, debate and inspiration.
Balancing theory with practice, this book looks at the human side of managing change and creativity, treating them as interdependent aspects of management and organizations.
Topics include:
- Historical overview of business practice and theory
- Understanding creativity and change
- Managing individuals, teams and nurturing creativity
- The creative economy and future of organizations
Features include:
- Coverage of all the important recent research in the field
- Real-life topical case studies taken from the Financial Times
- Interactive resources at the end of each chapter, including questions, exercises, topics for debate, recommended reading and web resources
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 242 mm
Width: 170 mm
Weight
807 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4129-4852-4 (9781412948524)
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Patrick Dawson | Costas Andriopoulos
Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation
Book
02/2014
2nd Edition
SAGE Publications Ltd
€200.56
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Persons
Constantine Andriopoulos is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Associate Dean for MBA Programmes at Bayes Business School (formerly known as Cass), City, University of London. He holds a PhD in Marketing from the University of Strathclyde and has previously worked at the University of Strathclyde, the University of Aberdeen, Brunel University and Cardiff University.
Patrick Dawson is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen. He holds a PhD in Industrial Sociology from the University of Southampton and during his early career, worked at the University of Surrey and the University of Edinburgh.
Patrick Dawson is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen. He holds a PhD in Industrial Sociology from the University of Southampton and during his early career, worked at the University of Surrey and the University of Edinburgh.
Content
PART ONE: SETTING THE SCENE: THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS
Introduction
The Process of Change, Creativity and Innovation
An Historical Overview of Business Practice and Theory Development
Growth in the Creative Economy and the Future of Organizations
PART TWO: CREATIVITY AND CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS
The Individual
Promoting Critical Thinking
The Group
Nurturing Team Work
The Leader
Promoting New Ideas at Work
The Internal Environment
Orchestrating Structure, Systems and Resources
Culture
Enabling and Constraining Creative Processes at Work
The Organization
Managing Processes of Change
PART THREE: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THEORY AND PRACTICE
Theoretical Debates and Practical Issues
Some Reflections
Introduction
The Process of Change, Creativity and Innovation
An Historical Overview of Business Practice and Theory Development
Growth in the Creative Economy and the Future of Organizations
PART TWO: CREATIVITY AND CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS
The Individual
Promoting Critical Thinking
The Group
Nurturing Team Work
The Leader
Promoting New Ideas at Work
The Internal Environment
Orchestrating Structure, Systems and Resources
Culture
Enabling and Constraining Creative Processes at Work
The Organization
Managing Processes of Change
PART THREE: CRITICAL REFLECTIONS ON THEORY AND PRACTICE
Theoretical Debates and Practical Issues
Some Reflections