Understanding Organizational Change

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This exciting newxA0;text fills the gap in the management literature on organizational change. It presents a balanced view, which raises questions about the imperative of change, whox2019;s interests are being served, how change programmes impact onxA0;employees and why organizations continually engage in such programmes. ItxA0;gives readers a comprehensive history of: change management literature types of change techniques over time (i.e. TQM, BPR, Balanced Scorecard, Six Sigma, etc.)xA0; the role of management gurus in the rise and fall of management fashions the impact of organizational change on organizational members. The authors provide casexA0;vignettes of companies from both sides of the Atlantic, which have undergone some of the better-known change techniques, and explore the reasons for their successes and failures. ThisxA0;is an innovative and important new text for students of organizational behaviour, organizational change, strategy and HRM.