Changing the Way We Manage Change
Published on 30. June 2002
Book
Hardback
400 pages
978-1-56720-461-2 (ISBN)
Description
To cope with the chaotic new business environment, organizations must find ways to manage the problems of change-but also the process of change itself. Yesterday's solutions are obsolete. Innovative solutions are rare, yet even the best require not only the efforts of individuals but other agents as well. Sims sees change agents throughout any organization and at all levels-line and staff people, human resource specialists, and those who have hitherto had little reason to tackle such tasks and have not been accountable for their outcomes. Unique models are presented for change interventions, along with techniques and tools that executives need to accomplish them. The result is a book that experienced executives will understand and utilize, but also one that will bring novices up to speed, providing new ways to use their own instincts and capabilities for innovation.
Sims and his contributors challenge the traditional prescription for creating change, providing a compelling critique of accepted approaches to change management, highlighting the strengths of these approaches and emphasizing what can be extracted to foster change. Each author provides insights into the competencies, skills, and values required for the rapid and successful creation of lasting change. In doing so, they also reemphasize that there is no universal approach to change management, and that the need for innovation, flexibility, and adaptability remains dominant.
Sims and his contributors challenge the traditional prescription for creating change, providing a compelling critique of accepted approaches to change management, highlighting the strengths of these approaches and emphasizing what can be extracted to foster change. Each author provides insights into the competencies, skills, and values required for the rapid and successful creation of lasting change. In doing so, they also reemphasize that there is no universal approach to change management, and that the need for innovation, flexibility, and adaptability remains dominant.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Interest Age: From 7 to 17 years
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 21 mm
Weight
631 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-56720-461-2 (9781567204612)
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Changing the Way We Manage Change
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Person
RONALD R. SIMS is the Floyd Dewey Gottwald Senior Professor of Business Administration in the Graduate School of Business at the College of William and Mary. He holds a doctorate in organizational behavior and consults widely with organizations in the private, public, and not-for-profit sectors. Sims is author or coauthor of more than 75 scholarly and professional articles and more than 20 books. Among his more recent Quorum titles are Organizational Success Through Effective Human Resources Management (2002), The Challenge of Front-Line Management (2000), and Keys to Employee Success in Coming Decades (1999, with John G. Veres III).
Content
Preface
Introduction and Overview
The Process and People of Change
Unleashing the Power of Self-Directed Learning by Richard E. Boyatzis
Employee Involvement Is Still the Key to Successfully Managing Change by Serbrenia J. Sims and Ronald R. Sims
A Holistic Model for Change Agent Excellence: Core Roles and Competencies for Successful Change Agency by Scott A. Quatro, Erik Hoekstra, and Jerry W. Gilley
The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Change Agents by Ronald R. Sims
Global Views and Experiences of Change
Why the Bridge Hasn't Been Built and Other Profound Questions in Multicultural OD by Terry R. Armstrong
Reconciling the Dynamic of Symbols and Symptoms in Bringing about International Change by Edgar J. Ridley
Change Cases
Change Management Methods in an Exciting New World of B2B by Ronald R. Sims and William J. Mea
Privatization of Public Utilities Drives Change in Consulting Firms by Kathi Metsayer
Data Processing to Knowledge Management: Are Information Technology Professionals Still Addressing the Same Change Management Issues? by Gigi G. Kelly
The Balanced Scorecard: New Strategy Applications in B2B Commerce by William J. Mea et al.
How to Lead to Future Change Knowledge and New Directions for Further Learning About Change
Changing How Organizations Manage Change from the Inside Out by Andrea B. Bear and Kathleen A. Brehony
Change: Build It In, Just Like Quality! by William I. Sauser, Jr. and Lane D. Sauser
Creating a New Kind of Conversation: A Consultant's Role in Building Sustainable Change in the New Economy by Ann C. Baker
Restorying and Postmodern Organization Theater: Consultation to the Storytelling Organization by Grace Ann Rosile and David M. Boje
Introduction and Overview
The Process and People of Change
Unleashing the Power of Self-Directed Learning by Richard E. Boyatzis
Employee Involvement Is Still the Key to Successfully Managing Change by Serbrenia J. Sims and Ronald R. Sims
A Holistic Model for Change Agent Excellence: Core Roles and Competencies for Successful Change Agency by Scott A. Quatro, Erik Hoekstra, and Jerry W. Gilley
The Changing Roles and Responsibilities of Change Agents by Ronald R. Sims
Global Views and Experiences of Change
Why the Bridge Hasn't Been Built and Other Profound Questions in Multicultural OD by Terry R. Armstrong
Reconciling the Dynamic of Symbols and Symptoms in Bringing about International Change by Edgar J. Ridley
Change Cases
Change Management Methods in an Exciting New World of B2B by Ronald R. Sims and William J. Mea
Privatization of Public Utilities Drives Change in Consulting Firms by Kathi Metsayer
Data Processing to Knowledge Management: Are Information Technology Professionals Still Addressing the Same Change Management Issues? by Gigi G. Kelly
The Balanced Scorecard: New Strategy Applications in B2B Commerce by William J. Mea et al.
How to Lead to Future Change Knowledge and New Directions for Further Learning About Change
Changing How Organizations Manage Change from the Inside Out by Andrea B. Bear and Kathleen A. Brehony
Change: Build It In, Just Like Quality! by William I. Sauser, Jr. and Lane D. Sauser
Creating a New Kind of Conversation: A Consultant's Role in Building Sustainable Change in the New Economy by Ann C. Baker
Restorying and Postmodern Organization Theater: Consultation to the Storytelling Organization by Grace Ann Rosile and David M. Boje