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This successful text provides a discussion of change in relation to the complexities of organizational life with an emphasis on applying the theory into practice.

The book is structured in three parts. The first part considers the causes and nature of change. Part two ‘opens up’ the organization to expand on issues of structuring for change, the cultural and political contexts for change and how to lead change. Part three moves firmly into addressing the more practical considerations of designing, planning and implementing change.

The book is ideal for both MBA students and those studying for the more specialist degrees in Organizational Development and Change. Its structure and content also make it accessible to final level Business Studies undergraduate students

ORGANIZATIONAL  CHANGE

Barbara Senior an d Jocelyne Fleming

This extremely successful textbook on Organizational Change provides a discussion of change in relation to the complexities of organizational life. Taking both a theoretical and practical approach to the issues of organizational change, the text seeks to meet both the academic and applied aims of most business and management courses. The book is ideal for both MBA students and those studying for the more specialist degrees in Organizational Development and Change. Its structure and content also make it accessible to final level Business Studies undergraduate students.

The book is structured in three parts. The first part considers the causes and nature of change. Part two ‘opens up’ the organization to expand on issues of structuring for change, the cultural and political contexts for change and how to lead change. Part three moves firmly into addressing the more practical considerations of designing, planning and implementing change.

This third edition of Organizational Change:

·                     Presents a comprehensive coverage of the significant ideas and issues associated with change at all levels of organizational activity from the strategic to the operational and at the individual, group, organizational and societal levels.

·                     Takes a conceptual and analytical approach to the way that theory and research in relation to organizations and change is explored and critiqued.

·                     Includes practical elements in its provision of descriptions and worked examples of different approaches to ‘doing’ change.

·                     Provides a running case study, with discussion questions, of a major telecommunication organization.

·                     Features a balanced mixture of shorter illustrative case studies drawn from the pubic, private and voluntary sectors, small and large.

·                     Asks readers to undertake challenging activities to encourage the application of ideas and learning from the text to personal experience.

·                     Includes end of chapter discussion questions and assignments, some of which are set in ‘examination-type’ terms that can be used as preparation for tests that might be associated with a particular course.

·                     Provides end of chapter additional reading and suggested Websites for readers wishing to pursue ideas and issues further.

A well-developed supplements package includes a lecturer’s guide and power-point slides to complement the text.

Barbara Senior is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist who has published a number of books, articles and conference papers based on her research and activities. She is Principal of the Highfield Consultancy, which researches and offers consultancy services in the areas of organizational psychology and change. She is also an Associate Lecturer with the Open University where she lectures on the MA in Education programme and supervises doctoral students.

Jocelyne Fleming is Senior Lecturer in the Human Resources Management Department at the University of Gloucestershire. She also provides external consultancy on behalf of the university to private and public sector organisations throughout the UK in relation to the management of change, action learning, organizational development and managing change through action research.