(Ebook) Managing change in organizations by C A Carnall ISBN 9780273704140, 0273704141

(Ebook) Managing change in organizations by C A Carnall ISBN 9780273704140, 0273704141

Adopting a conceptual approach, this introduction to the management of change in organisations includes topical case studies which allow students to review ideas and models. Content: 1. The challenge of change -- 2. Organization structures : choice and leadership -- 3. The transformation perspective -- 4. Theories of change : traditional models -- 5. Theories of change : critical perspectives -- 6. Theories of change : strategic management models -- 7. Organizations in the twenty-first century : the value-added organization -- 8. Sustaining organizational effectiveness -- 9. Leadership in practice -- 10. The learning organization -- 11. Strategies for change -- 12. Diagnosing change -- 13. Managing major changes -- 14. Change architecture -- 15. A strategy for organizational effectiveness -- 16. Learning from change -- 17. Culture models and organization change -- 18. Strategic convergence : a new model for organizational change -- 19. Strategies for corporate transformation. Abstract: Provides an overview of how effective change can be achieved in organizations. This book provides guidance and techniques for planning and implementing, evaluating and learning from major organizational change. It also presents models and frameworks for change that are apt for the complex and fast-moving challenges of contemporary organizations.