Managing Change: A Strategic Approach to Organizational Dynamics

by Bernard Burnes

"This text is unique in demonstrating clearly the linkages between corporate strategy, organisational behaviour and the management of change. This is an ideal undergraduate text that will also be valuable for experienced managers on masters programmes." David Buchanan, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Cranfield School of Management

"This is the essential and definitive text on change management. It integrates the vast sweep of organisational theory and practice in a highly readable way. Every student and practitioner must have this."Michael Griffin, Director of Human Resources, King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Globalisation. Mergers and Acquisitions. New technologies. New competitors. Rapid growth. Rapid decline. Economic boom. Financial crisis. In order to maximise their success, organisations today need to adapt to a turbulent environment. Yet one of the world's leading consultancies, Bain & Co, claims that the failure rate of change management projects is around 70 per cent. Managing change is not easy.

The purpose of this leading textbook is to help you understand and consider the theoretical approaches to change and to make sense of these in the light of practical examples.

Managing Change is written for students on modules covering management, strategy and organisational change as part of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

Genres: Leadership, Business, Nonfiction

620 pages, Paperback

First published May 22, 1992

About the author

Bernard Burnes is Professor of Organisational Change, Stirling Management School.

Reviews

[Victoria Roe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Long! But a good introduction to the topics of change and strategy in organisations. My interest in the book was mainly focused on the theories and models of change which came later, but previous chapters were summarised so you didn't have to read the whole book. The structure of the chapters was clear with a lot of signposting to key points, cited resources and some case studies and questions that could be easily used if you were using this book to self-tutor on the topics. Recommended reading was given at the end of each chapter, although it was mainly focused on more books rather than decent journal articles (possibly reflecting the volume of literature on this topic). It's a good introduction to a very large area in organisational psychology, written in a simple way that means it is appropriate for researchers and practitioners alike. I'd recommend this for both groups if you're interested in the area of organisational change and want to get a decent grounding on the basic concepts and principles discussed.

[Louis · Rating 4 out of 5]

solid good book!