Organizational Change and Strategy: An Interlevel Dynamics Approach
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (683 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1138911690 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 276 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-08-05 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This practical book addresses managers, consultants, students and researchers and provides specific orientation to assist each readership group to learn from its own perspective.. Organizations change, usually driven by strategies, yet strategic management and organizational change are generally understood as separate domains in the business world. This new edition emphasizes what can be done in organizations to enable strategy to be effective and to help organizations to change and learn. The authors also offer cases from a wide range of organizations, from universities to steel and digital businesses. Central to the book is a reflexive engagement approach through inviting the readers to apply concepts to their own organizational situations and via reflective exercises. This book integrates the behavioural dynamics of learning, change and strategy at and across individual, team, interdepartmental, group and organizational levels
The authors develop a practical framework that makes it possible to break down and evaluate the complex aspects of strategic choice in large organizations operating in a chaotic world. 'By taking a reflexive engagement approach to the study of organizational change, the authors show why conventional organization development orientations are limited and provide new breakthrough insights about how to lead systemic change and development in today's environment.' - Abraham B. The framework was extremely helpful in both occasions.' - James Maguire, Founder of Philadelphia Insurers, USA'This book will be invaluable for organisational leaders who want
Rashford is Professor of Management at Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia, USA and Visiting Professor of Management at Universidad Alberto Hurtado, Santiago, ChileJoão Neiva de Figueiredo is Associate Professor of Management at Saint Joseph's University,
This book says it all Edgar H. Schein This book is a truly remarkable integration of all aspects of how organizations do and should work. It integrates strategy, organization development, and models of learning and change into a single systemic story with lots of case examples. This book could serve as an excellent text for any course in organization behavior, leadership, or change management, with the bonus that it dives deeply into the whole process of how strategy plays a key role in organizational functioning.