Hughes, Mark, 1962-

Managing change : a critical perspective / Mark Hughes. - Second edition. - xxv, 366 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.

Previous ed. published as: Change management. 2006.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-354) and indexes.

The managing change conundrums -- Organisational change classifications -- History and organisational change -- The role of paradigms and perspectives -- Why organisations change -- Organisational design and change -- Strategic-level change -- Group- and team-level change -- Individual-level change -- The leadership of change -- Change communications -- Resistance to change -- Cultural change -- Organisational learning -- Power, politics and organisational change -- Ethics and managing change -- Change agents and agency -- HR and managing change -- Technological change -- Evaluating managing change.

This text covers all the key elements of organisational, team and individual change with a critical edge. Because change is a complex subject area that is often difficult to categorise, it also offers a critical perspective that challenges assumptions in this area, as well as ensuring that the complexities of this area remain clear.

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658.406 HU.M 2010