Description
Book SynopsisManaging Change in Organizations, second edition, explores a broad range of perspectives on change management, encouraging critical reflection and making sense of a complex field of theories. Its unique approach, based around three key perspectives of change, will help you to understand:
· How change is accomplished – the tool perspective
· What change means for those involved – the process perspective
· Why change is initiated (and whether it is necessary) – the critical perspective
Updated throughout to include new examples, case studies and exercises, this essential text offers you the chance to learn pragmatic tools for managing change, as well as gain an in-depth understanding of different theories and their values.
Stefan Sveningsson is Professor of Business Administration at the School of Economics and Management, Lund University.
Nadja Sörgärde is Senior Lecturer in Business Administration at the School of Economics and Management, Lund University.
Table of ContentsIntroduction Perspectives on Change Why Organizational Change? The Tool-based Perspective: Planned Change and Organizational Development The Tool-based Perspective: Integrated Organizational Models The Process Perspective: Focus on Interpretations and Understandings The Process Perspective: The Importance of Language The Critical Perspective of Change The Complexity of Resistance Managing Organizational Change: Practical Lessons and Key Insights
