Organization Change A Comprehensive Reader

Name: Organization Change A Comprehensive Reader
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ISBN: 9780470260562

ISBN-10: 0470260564

ISBN-13: 9780470260562

Edition: 2009

Authors: W. Warner Burke, Dale G. Lake, Jill Waymire Paine, Jill Waymire Paine, Jill Waymire Paine

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This collection provides the most relevant, salient articles that are considered "must reads" for a depth of understanding about organization change. Each of the seventy-five papers included in this volume have launched their own fields of inquiry or practices and are the key readings for any student or practitioner of organization development.

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2009
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/10/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 1016
Size: 6.90" wide x 9.10" long x 2.30" tall
Weight: 3.432




ï¿½ Environment as Stimulus for Change Organization change is typically a reaction to a change in the external environment


ï¿½The purpose of this chapter is to expand our understanding of these environmental changes and the planned organizational response to them.ï¿½



ï¿½ Theories & Models This chapter provides a theoretical overview of the literature on organization change



ï¿½ Diagnosing the Current State This chapter is designed to help scholars and practitioners diagnose the need for organization change



ï¿½ Understanding Resistance Psychologists have been dedicated to understanding resistance to change and helping leaders respond to it for more than half a century


ï¿½ Beginning with the classic article by Coch & French (1948), this chapter addresses the nature of resistance to change at the individual, group and organizational levels



ï¿½ Change Interventions Individual, group and organizational level change interventions are included in this chapter



ï¿½ Key Roles in Planned Change This chapter focuses on the roles that leaders, groups, teams and internal organizational members play in organization change.ï¿½



ï¿½ Building Knowledge of Changing Through Assessment This chapter is designed to provide a deeper understanding of the role of assessment in change and to help scholars and practitioners measure the effectiveness of change initiatives, the overall change process and continuous learning and growth



ï¿½ The Future of Planned Change The final chapter will address future directions in the study and practice of organization change. ï¿½