Organizational Change
Sixth edition
Barbara Senior
Stephen Swailes
Colin Carnall
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,PLAN OF THE BOOK
Part One – THE CONTEXT AND MEANING OF CHANGE
Chapter 1 Chapter 2
Organizations and their changing environments The nature of organizational change
Part Two – CHANGING ORGANIZATIONS
Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6
Organizational design, Culture and change Power, politics and Leadership styles and
structure and change change leading change
Part Three – STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING CHANGE
Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9
Hard systems models of Soft systems models for Future directions and
change change challenges
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, Contents
PLAN OF THE BOOK 3
CONTENTS 4
INTRODUCTION 9
PLANNING YOUR APPROACH 10
STUDENTS 10
STUDY MODE 10
CHAPTER FEATURES 11
IN-CHAPTER ACTIVITIES 11
END OF CHAPTER DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 11
THE END OF CHAPTER CASE EXAMPLES 11
CHAPTER 1 13
ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR CHANGING ENVIRONMENTS 13
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER 13
AREAS OF DISCUSSION 13
A view of organizations 13
A historical context for change 13
An uncertain future 13
Organizations today – environmental triggers of change 14
Organizational responses to change 14
POSSIBLE SESSION STRUCTURE 15
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS 15
Question 1 15
Question 2 16
Question 3 16
Question 4 16
CASE EXAMPLE NOTES 17
Case example: Not so mobile: will Nokia now get the message of
changing consumer tastes, new technology and stronger rivals? 17
CHAPTER 2 19
THE NATURE OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 19
SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER 19
AREAS OF DISCUSSION 19
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