Organizational Change and Development - Softcover

Hamlin, Bob

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0273638866 ISBN 13: 9780273638865

Publisher: Ft PrenticeHall, 2000

Synopsis

Primary courses: MA/MSc OD, HRD or HRM; IPD postgraduate diploma. The OD and HRD degrees are primarily concerned with change, most of the others will have a change module e.g., organisational change and development, managing change, organisational change.
Secondary - professionals: Internal or external organisational change agents. These could be HR professionals, senior managers or external change consultants.
Written jointly by practitioners and academics, the book will provide the theoretical underpinnings behind organisational development and practical insights based on real case studies. The first section of the book brings together for the first time, an up-to-date review of current thinking. The middle section comprises a diverse selection of case histories which examine the role of the change agent, both in successes and failures. Throughout, the benefit of reflective practice is encouraged and the commentary accompanying each case history demonstrates what can be learned from this. The cases are taken from a wide range of industries: service, manufacturing, public sector and small business.

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From the Back Cover

Written jointly by practitioners and academics, the book will provide the theoretical underpinnings behind organisational development and practical insights based on real case studies. The first section of the book brings together an up-to-date review of current thinking. The middle section comprises a diverse selection of case histories which examine the role of the change agent, both in successes and failures. The final section of the book draws things together by highlighting where generalized insights appear to have emerged from the practice of the contributors, and gives some pointers for moving practice forward into the 21st century. Throughout, the benefit of reflective practice is encouraged and the commentary accompanying each case history demonstrates what can be learned from this.
The main aim of the text is to help readers to appreciate more fully the complexities of bringing about organizational change and development, not least the cultural factors in the change process, and the value of using theory and rigorous internal research in a very conscious and focused way to inform, shape and measure their own change agency practice. The text is therefore suitable for both advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students on a course with an option on organizational change/development, MBA students and practitioners dealing with issues related to organizational change.
Key features of the text
o Illustrates a wide range of organisational change initiatives.
o Offer practical insights and perspectives on what makes effective and beneficial organisational change.
o Examines how theory has informed practice, but also where evidence-based practice has generated new theories.
o Real case histories provide an unprecedented amount of expertise from which the reader can learn both the successes and pitfalls.
o The selection of case histories represent a variety of organisations including small business and the public sector.

Bob Hamiln is a Principal Lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton Business School and is currently responsible for its Human Resource programmes including the MSc in Human Resource Development for which he is the Course Director.
Jane Keep has 20 years' experience of working in and around the NHS, including extensive work as a senior organizational development and change practitioner. This has included leading on organizational change projects as an internal and external consultant and working as a national Human Resource policy advisor within the NHS.
Ken Ash is a Personnel and Training Development Manager for a global organization with over 2500 employees. Acting as an 'internal consultant' he has promoted the services of Human Resource Development with the objective of integrating them more fully into the mainstream management of the business.

Edition details

• Publisher: Ft PrenticeHall
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0273638866
• ISBN 13: 9780273638865
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336