Change Management: A Guide to Effective Implementation - Hardcover

Paton, Robert A; McCalman, James

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1412912202 ISBN 13: 9781412912204

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2008

Synopsis

This updated 3rd edition of a popular text on change management guides readers through the technological, organizational and people-oriented strategies that managers use to implement change.

Revised to include power and politics, culture and gender, the authors have also added international case studies that set change management within the context of globalization .

Change Management provides readers with frameworks for applying different models of change to different scenarios; offers proactive approaches to change that relate to business performance and gives practical, step-by-step guidance on handling change.

Undergraduate and post graduate students who use this book will gain a greater understanding of change management in the workplace.

About this title

Review

`Change Management is a well-structured and well-written book which has wide appeal for undergraduates, postgraduates and practitioners. It provides a comprehensive coverage of the issues related to organizational change and its management. It has a good, coherent structure which starts with a definition of change and a general examination of the antecedent factors, as well as the skills and competencies required of managers in facilitating the change process.... The style and content of the book are of an extremely high quality, indicating the book's deserved reputation as a core textbook in this are' - Leadership and Organization Development Journal

Praise for the First Edition:

`Although Change Management... is aimed at undergraduate and postgraduate students, it is recommended reading for all those concerned with management' - Linda Applin, Nursing Standard

`This [book] was invaluable as a core textbook introducing managers to a range of change management concepts and case studies' - Annette Monaghan, Management Consultant, Glasgow

About the Author

Professor Robert A. Paton is the Director of Graduate Studies, Adam Smith Business School, and a Deputy Dean, College of Social Sciences, at the University of Glasgow, UK. 

Edition details

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 1412912202
• ISBN 13: 9781412912204
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 440