Change Management: A Guide to Effective Implementation - Couverture rigide

Paton, Robert A; McCalman, James

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0761964983 ISBN 13 : 9780761964988

Editeur : SAGE Publications Inc, 2000

Synopsis

`Change Management is a well-structured and well-written book which has wide appeal for undergraduates, postgraduates and practitioners. It provides a comprehensive coverage of the issues related to organizational change and its management. It has a good, coherent structure which starts with a definition of change and a general examination of the antecedent factors, as well as the skills and competencies required of managers in facilitating the change process.... The style and content of the book are of an extremely high quality, indicating the book′s deserved reputation as a core textbook in this area′ - Leadership and Organization Development Journal

This new and updated edition of the highly successful MBA and undergraduate text on change management uses current examples with a strategic focus to guide students through the issues and processes associated with managing change.

The new edition:

- provides a framework for applying different models to different scenarios;

- offers proactive approaches to change that relate to business performance;

- gives practical, step-by-step means of handling change;

- illustrates with up-to-date real-life case studies.

Students using Change Management will gain a greater understanding that effective solutions to change problems need to combine technological, organizational and people-oriented strategies. In this sense the book adopts a process-based approach to management. It will also encourage students to familiarize themselves with the different contingencies that affect management and the most effective measures for dealing with them.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Professor Robert A. Paton is the Director of Graduate Studies, Adam Smith Business School, and a Deputy Dean, College of Social Sciences, at the University of Glasgow, UK.

Professor James McCalman is the Head of the Centre for Strategy and Leadership at the University of Portsmouth, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: SAGE Publications Inc
• Date d'édition: 2000
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0761964983
• ISBN 13: 9780761964988
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible