Ironies of Organizational Change: Introduction to Change Management and Organizational Theory (Elgar Introductions to Management and Organization Theory series) - Softcover

Badham, Richard J.; Santiago, Brenda M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 103532914X ISBN 13: 9781035329144

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd, 2023

Synopsis

This unique book provides a novel and challenging framework for understanding and influencing organizational change. It reimagines managing and leading change as the mindful mobilization of maps, masks and mirrors.

The book challenges overly rational views of change management and leadership. Addressing the gaps, paradoxes and ironies of organizational change, it exposes how deep the faults of traditional change management lie. The authors successfully bridge the divide between scholarly treatises and textbooks on leading change. Summarizing and integrating the diverse literatures on change, this dynamic book is an invaluable resource for change researchers and specialists.

Abundant with popular imagery, stories, case studies and reflective activities, Ironies of Organizational Change is the perfect companion and guide for lecturers and advanced students of business and organization studies. It also serves as a research based pragmatic handbook for practitioners looking to manage change more effectively.

About this title

About the Author

Richard J. Badham, University of Technology Sydney and Brenda M. Santiago, Principal, Inspiring Change, Sydney, Australia

Edition details

• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2023
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103532914X
• ISBN 13: 9781035329144
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 390