Organizational Change

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"Summing Up: Recommended. Academic collections, upper-divisionundergraduate and up." (Choice, 1 December 2011) "Her communication perspective and selection of case studieshelp to make this book a valuable resource to leaders in both thepublic and private sectors. It's a must read organizationalknowledge manual for students of communication and organizationsalike. Lewis draws on existing literature and her extensiveoriginal research to provide a comprehensive and innovativetreatment of communication in planned change implementation." (PMWorld Today Book Review, 1 September 2011) "Read the valuable and well researched book OrganizationalChange: Creating Change Through Strategic Communication by LaurieK. Lewis, and put this holistic and communication oriented book towork for your organization. This book offers a fresh and importantperspective on change management and its effects on organizations,change implementers, and the various affected stakeholders". (BlogBusiness World, 10 June 2011) "Laurie Lewis provides a compelling and fresh look at theconcept and practice of change. Her communication perspectiveand selection of case studies help to make this book a valuableresource to leaders in both the public and privatesectors." Michael Bzdak, Ph.D., Johnson & Johnson "The complexity of organizational life is brought to lifein this book as stakeholders with different backgrounds, interestsand resources struggle to find solutions to the problems of theday. It's a must read for 21st century organizationalknowledge for students of communication and organizationsalike." Gail T. Fairhurst, University of Cincinnati "Lewis draws on the literature and her extensive originalresearch to provide a comprehensive and innovative treatment ofcommunication in planned change implementation. A must forstudents, researchers, and practitioners." Ted Zorn, University of Waikato "As the pace of change accelerates in our society, increasinglydriven by forces external to our organizations and institutions,Lewis's contribution couldn't be more timely, or critical as weseek to better chart our future." Matthew Hamill, Senior Vice President, National Association ofCollege and University Business Officers "We know change is an increasingly critical processaffecting literally everything. Lewis provides an excellentexamination of change from a strategic communication perspectivewith an important and innovative focus on stakeholders. Hermessage is theoretically sound, accessible, compelling, andultimately practical." Pamela Shockley Zalabak, University of Colorado, ColoradoSpring "For students of organization, this is a must-read.Through illuminating case studies and a remarkably clear discussionof theories, Lewis shows how our conception of organization is keyto how we approach and implement change; she builds on this to showhow a more complex vision of communication can enrich ourconceptions of both organization and stakeholder theorizing. Thisbook is an important contribution to the way we think aboutorganizational communication. " Tim Kuhn, University of Colorado, Boulder