Description
Book SynopsisIndispensable to understanding change, this unique text provides a comprehensive examination of how change can be sustained within organizations today.
Featuring critical insights into theoretical concepts and current international examples, the book provides an accessible way for students to enhance their understanding and develop the crucial skills need to be successful when managing and leading change in organisations.
Key Features:
- Synthesizes what is known about change in organizations and then provides practical ways of sustaining it
- Contains an international range of case studies and interviews which link theory to practice throughout
- Explores key contemporary topics such as power, politics, ethics and sustainability for an enhanced understanding of current debates and issues
- Activities, discussion questions and further reading in each chapter test your understanding of the key concepts and reinforce
Trade Review
The landscape of change is vast, undulating and complex. Julie and Roger have managed to map this landscape very effectively. Their book is well structured combining the rigour of research with great examples from practice. This is an excellent text to use in supporting the teaching of change at either undergraduate or post graduate level. I will certainly be using it.
-- Malcolm Higgs
This is a timely text. A well-structured, comprehensive and innovative book that is both practically engaging and academically grounded. This is a must for any module or programme looking at change in organisations.
-- Gareth Edwards
Julie Hodges and Roger Gill have presented a comprehensive summary of the landscape of organizational change. ‘Sustaining Change in Organizations’ capably brings together a range of perspective and concepts of change, using these as a foundation for bringing the subject right up to date with contemporary ideas and examples. While the book will win fans from business academia (it is very well referenced and signposts to further reading in each chapter), its accessible style with plenty of bite-sized cases, together with regular summaries, will no doubt see it gracing the desks of those of us tasked with delivering change for a living. -- Dr Simon Haslam
Table of Contents
Part One: The Essence of Change and Transformation 1: Introduction to Organizational Change and Transformation 2: Theoretical Approaches to Change and Transformation 3: Leading Change 4: Managing Change Part Two: Recognizing the Need for Change 5: The Drivers for Change and Transformation 6: Diagnosing the Need and Readiness for Change Part Three: Planning, Communicating and Implementing Change 7: Planning and Implementing Change 8: Organizational Development (OD) and Organizational Learning 9: Changing Organizational Structures 10: Communication and Change Part Four: People, Politics and Power during Change and Transformation 11: The Nature, Impact and Management of Attitudes Towards Change 12: Power, Politics and Conflict during Change Part Five: Sustaining Change and Transformation 13: Ensuring Sustainable Change through Monitoring and Measurement 14: Contemporary Issues in Change and Transformation 15: Conclusion
