| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 299 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Unleashing the power of self-directed learning / Richard E. Boyatzis -- Employee involvement is still the key to successfully managing change / Serbrenia J. Sims and Ronald R. Sims -- Holistic model for change agent excellence : core roles and competencies for successful change agency / Scott A. Quatro, Erik Hoekstra, and Jerry W. Gilley -- The changing roles and responsibilities of change agents / Ronald R. Sims -- Why the bridge hasn't been built and other profound questions in multicultural organizational development / Terry R. Armstrong -- Reconciling the dynamic of symbols and symptoms in bringing about international change / Edgar J. Ridley -- Change management methods in an exciting new world of business-to-business commerce / Ronald R. Sims and William J. Mea -- Privatization of public utilities drives change in consulting firms / Kathi Mestayer -- Data processing to knowledge management : are information technology professionals still addressing the same change management issues? / Gigi G. Kelly -- The balanced scorecard : new strategy applications in business-to-business commerce / William J. Mea, Theodore L. Robinson III, and James W. Handlon -- Changing how organizations manage change from the inside out / Andrea B. Bear and Kathleen A. Brehony -- Change : build it in, just like quality! / William I. Suaser, Jr. and Lane D. Sauser -- Creating a new kind of conversation : a consultant's role in building sustainable change in the new economy / Ann C. Baker -- Restorying and postmodern organization theater : consultation to the storytelling organization / Grace Ann Rosile and David M. Boje. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Summary |
Content Description This book challenges the traditional prescription for creating change, and also offers new ways to think about it. It provides a compelling critique of traditional approaches to change management, highlight the strengths of these approaches, and emphasize what can still be extracted to bring change about. It sees new interventions that change agents can use to make the old ways work. It provides insights into the competencies, skills, and values required for the rapid and successful creation of lasting change. It emphasizes that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to change management, and that the need for innovation, flexibility, and adaptibility remains dominant. |
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Annotation This compelling guide to the new business environment explains how organizations can manage the problems and processes of change. |
| Subject |
Organizational change.
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Structural Adjustment.
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Organizational change. (OCoLC)fst01047828
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| Added Author |
Sims, Ronald R.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Changing the way we manage change. Westport, Conn. : Quorum Books, 2002 1567204619 (DLC) 2001057868 (OCoLC)48473815 |
| ISBN |
0313006733 (electronic bk.) |
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9780313006739 (electronic bk.) |
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