Now in its fifth edition, this bestselling text brings a fresh and unique approach to managing organizational change, taking the view that change, creativity and innovation are interconnected. It couples a strong theoretical understanding of change, creativity and innovation with practical guidance and ideas for organizational change and development. With over 40 international case studies, discussing renowned companies like Amazon, Canva, the NFL, and General Motors, as well as new topics such as social innovation in the creative sector, this edition offers real-world insights that resonate across industries. This book is a must-read for Change Management and Organizational Change modules, as well as those focussing on creativity and innovation. Patrick Dawson is Emeritus Professor of Management at the University of Aberdeen. Constantine Andriopoulos is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School, City, University of London. Steven Pattinson is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Newcastle Business School, Newcastle University.
This bestselling text brings a fresh and unique approach to managing organizational change, taking the view that change, creativity and innovation are interconnected. It offers a strong theoretical understanding of change, creativity and innovation along with practical guidance and ideas for organizational change and development. The fourth ......
Now in its fifth edition, this bestselling text brings a fresh and unique approach to managing organizational change, taking the view that change, creativity and innovation are interconnected. It couples a strong theoretical understanding of change, creativity and innovation with practical guidance and ideas for organizational change and development. With over 40 international case studies, discussing renowned companies like Amazon, Canva, the NFL, and General Motors, as well as new topics such as social innovation in the creative sector, this edition offers real-world insights that resonate across industries. This book is a must-read for Change Management and Organizational Change modules, as well as those focussing on creativity and innovation. Patrick Dawson is Emeritus Professor of Management at the University of Aberdeen. Constantine Andriopoulos is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Associate Dean for Entrepreneurship at Cass Business School, City, University of London. Steven Pattinson is Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at Newcastle Business School, Newcastle University.
This bestselling text brings a fresh and unique approach to managing organizational change, taking the view that change, creativity and innovation are interconnected. It offers a strong theoretical understanding of change, creativity and innovation along with practical guidance and ideas for organizational change and development. The fourth edition comes with: lots of brand-new case studies and examples from around the world extra content on innovation and technology extended discussion and an additional chapter on the people aspects of change that includes culture, sensemaking and temporality Written in an engaging and accessible style, this books is essential for those studying organizational change management or creativity and innovation.
Offering a critical analysis of change, Patrick Dawson resists the hype of popular management books which formulate simple change recipes, but uses the views and experience of people holding positions from shop floor operator to chief executive officer to further our understanding of complex change processes. In using the insights and views of those who promote, implement and experience the effects of change, this book moves beyond simple determinist arguments based on economic imperatives to a greater appreciation of the sociological dimensions of change. The integration of theories of change with processes of organisational adaptation is central to the objective of understanding organizational change both for its academic value and its practical worth., Organizational Change: -offers an overview of change management -brings new case studies to help students understand organizational change -provides a concise overview of the developments in change management with new critical case study material for the use of advanced undergraduate and masters level management students; -presents the contemporary experience of change for people in work and employment, -considers alternative strategies and practical lessons on living with change.
Offering a critical analysis of change, Patrick Dawson resists the hype of popular management books which formulate simple change recipes, but uses the views and experience of people holding positions from shop floor operator to chief executive officer to further our understanding of complex change processes. In using the insights and views of those who promote, implement and experience the effects of change, this book moves beyond simple determinist arguments based on economic imperatives to a greater appreciation of the sociological dimensions of change. The integration of theories of change with processes of organisational adaptation is central to the objective of understanding organizational change both for its academic value and its practical worth., Organizational Change: -offers an overview of change management -brings new case studies to help students understand organizational change -provides a concise overview of the developments in change management with new critical case study material for the use of advanced undergraduate and masters level management students; -presents the contemporary experience of change for people in work and employment, -considers alternative strategies and practical lessons on living with change.
