Description
PEARSON INDIA Managing Change, 7/E by Bernard Burnes
The aim of this leading textbook is to provide a thorough understanding of the theories, approaches and practice of organisational change. It critically examines the approaches to change that are on offer, indicates their usefulness and drawbacks and sets them within the broad context of organisational life through the use of real-life examples. Managing Change is an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students studying organisational change, organisational behaviour, management and strategy. It is also a comprehensive reference source for academics and managers.
Table of Content
"Part 1 - Introduction to change management: fundamental questions for organisations Chapter 1: Introduction to change management Part 2 - The rise and fall of the rational organisation Chapter 2: From trial and error to the science of management Chapter 3: Developments in organisation theory Chapter 4: The Culture-Excellence paradigm Chapter 5: Alternative paradigms Chapter 6: Critical perspectives on organisation theory Chapter 7: Culture, power, politics and choice Part 3 - Understanding change Chapter 8: Approaches to strategy Chapter 9: Planned change and Organization Development (OD) Chapter 10: Developments in change management Chapter 11: A framework for change Part 4 - Managing choice Chapter 12: Organisational change and managerial choice Chapter 13: Organisational change and managerial choice Chapter 14: Management, leadership and change Bibliography Glossary Index"
Salient Features
"· 21 new case studies. · A new section on the implications of sustainability for organisations. · A major re-write of the section on strategy. · A list of useful websites has been added at the end of each chapter to provide additional information on issues covered in the chapter.