Managing Change: Enquiry and Action

by Nic Beech, Robert MacIntosh, Paul Krust (Adapted by), Selvi Kannan (Adapted by), Ann Dadich (Adapted by)

Overview

This Australasian edition offers a fresh perspective of change theory with contemporary examples providing students with the tools they need to navigate the complexities of change within organisations. The book features notions of innovation, disruption and agile learning that are necessary in an intensified business world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108363716
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	06/27/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Nic Beech is the Vice Principal, Academic Planning and Performance at the University of Dundee and Chair of the British Academy of Management.
Robert MacIntosh is Head of the School of Management and Languages at Heriot-Watt University.
Paul Krust works as Director of Quality at Excelsia College (formerly Wesley Institute).
Selvi Kannan is a Lecturer within the College of Business at Victoria University.
Ann Dadich is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Business at Western Sydney University.

Table of Contents

Part I. Foundations: 1. Practising change management; 2. Current approach: concepts and framework; 3. Innovation; Part II. Diagnosing: 4. Understanding the change context: internal and external factors; 5. Clarity and ambiguity; 6. Engagement and vitality; 7. Stakeholder positioning and dynamics; 8. Culture, habits and unlearning; Part III. Enacting Change: 9. Choosing/adopting an approach to change; 10. Changing structure; 11. Identity and change; 12. Choosing customers and competitors; 13. Changing processes; 14. Aligning people and activities; 15. Learning and developing; 16. Conversations and stories; Part IV. Explaining: 17. Developing and interpreting evidence; 18. The enquiry-action framework in practice; Part V. Extended Cases.

Editorial Reviews

'This is a fresh and exciting look at the theory and practice of managing organizational change. Beech and MacIntosh's enquiry and action approach provides a framework that incorporates both well established and newer thinking and practices used in change management and organization development. The well written mix of theory, practical application, and cases makes the book an excellent choice for practising managers, consultants, and students. An outstanding contribution that could change how you think about and approach organizational change.' Robert J. Marshak, American University

'In these turbulent and uncertain times everyone and every organisation has to manage change. In this wide ranging and thought provoking book Nic Beech and Robert MacIntosh provide valuable insight and guidance into the practice of change. A great read, which I wholeheartedly recommend.' Andy Neely, University of Cambridge

'This book combines conceptual sophistication with a strong concern for practice - an unusual achievement, in my view. Noting that organizing is always unfinished, that organizations are always in process, and that change is ever present and ambiguous, Beech and MacIntosh make a persuasive case for complex ways of managing complex organizational change. As well as writing about the inescapable politics of change and the difficulties of changing culture and habits, they usefully highlight the importance of language and dialogue for engaging people, handling differences, and enacting change. A sophisticated book illuminating enquiry for effective action.' Haridimos Tsoukas, University of Warwick and Columbia Ship Management Professor of Strategic Management, University of Cyprus

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