Kategoria BISAC: Business & Economics >> Organizational Development

This hands-on guidebook provides practitioners of organizational change management (OCM) with an expert yet personal perspective on delivering successful change outcomes.

Fortune 500 companies are spending millions investing in enterprise change initiatives, yet over 50 percent of these initiatives fail, with some research findings showing the failure rate rising above 70 percent. This is despite growing numbers of corporations turning to external professional services and increasing numbers of internal certified OCM personnel.

According to Dr. Deborah Dexter, a change leader with...

A classic text in sociology, "Complex Organizations" provides a succinct overview of the principal schools of thought of organizational theories, placing each into critical, historical, and cultural context. Vividly written, with many specific, student-oriented examples, "Complex Organizations" offers a critical perspective on organizations, analyzing their impact on individuals, groups, and society as a whole.

Charles Perrow's cogent examination of organizational theory has bridged the gap between two academic disciplines, sociology and business administration, and has won over readers...

This book is designed for public managers and inspiring managers to become better critical thinkers; master planners, evaluators, and administrators.

Dr. Imarhiagbe believes in a bottom-up leadership style rather than a top down style in management. His philosophy is that a leader has not led until organizational goals have been achieved.

The author's approach to management demonstrates how public leaders can address the problems of public bureaucracy to achieve efficiency in the delivery of service. In the future, public leaders will use this approach as a guideline to...

With new technology, global markets and increased regulation, the pace and complexity of change is increasing, making it harder for organizations to maintain a competitive advantage. With the constant scrutiny on investments, it is imperative to learn how to easily and reliably deliver the benefits organizations need.

Centered around the author's Cycle of Change Model, Managing Organizational Change encourages readers to reflect on their current situation and use the tools and templates to assess whether their organizations are ready to embark on organization change. It looks...

Who can solve these global problems? Corporations.

Never before have corporations been so large, so wealthy, so powerful, and so rich in human creativity and endeavor. Organizational change expert Professor Lynda Gratton shows that it is now critical that these corporations step up to play a more positive role in the world by building inner resilience, actively anchoring themselves in their communities and supply chains, and leveraging their unique capabilities to address complex global challenges such as climate change and...