A Strategy of Change: Concepts and Controversies in the Management of Change - Softcover

Wilson, David C.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1861523831 ISBN 13: 9781861523839

Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA, 1992

Synopsis

A Strategy of Change provides a critical appraisal of current ideas about ‘organizational culture’, ‘total quality management’, ‘flexibility’, and ‘excellence’, drawing upon case material from a wide range of different organizational settings. This practical, issue-centred approach contrasts with the functionally oriented way in which management is often taught in the classroom and reflects instead the real needs of future managers and managers who have to work and communicate on a cross-functional basis. Dealing in an integrated way with the full spectrum of strategic change issues, this book provides an important tool for all those concerned with strategic change issues and organizational survival in today’s changing environment.

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Review

Introduction 1. A Strategy of Change: Outlining the Terrain 2. Contrasting Analytical Approaches to Organizational Change 3. Planned Versus Emergent Change Processes 4. The Process and Implementation of Strategic Change 5. Organizational Culture and Change 6. Programmed Approaches to Organizational Change 7. A Strategy of Change: Some Conclusions

Synopsis

With its accessible new approach to the key problems of modern strategic management, "A Strategy of Change" provides a critical appraisal of current ideas about "total quality management", "flexibility" and "excellence", testing them against case material drawn from a wide range of different organizational settings. This practical, issue-centred approach contrasts with the functionally orientated way in which management is often taught in the classroom and reflects instead the real needs of managers who have to work and communicate on a cross-functional basis. Dealing in an integrated way with strategic management problems across the full spectrum of marketing, production, financial and human resource management functions, this book provides an important tool for all those concerned with organizational survival in the changing environment of the 1990s. This book should be of interest as an MBA modular text, and to management consultants.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cengage Learning EMEA
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1861523831
• ISBN 13: 9781861523839
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160