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Title:
Organization change : theory and practice / W. Warner Burke, Teachers College, Columbia University.
Author:
Burke, W. Warner (Wyatt Warner), 1935- author.
Publication Information:
Los Angeles : SAGE, [2018]
Call Number:
HD58.8 .B876 2018
Abstract:
Change is a constant in today′s organizations. Leaders, managers, and employees at all levels must understand both how to implement planned changed and effectively handle unexpected change. The Fifth Edition of the Organization Change: Theory and Practice provides an eye-opening exploration into the nature of change by presenting the latest evidence-based research to discuss a range of theories, models, and perspectives on organization change. Bestselling author, W. Warner Burke, skillfully connects theory to practice with modern cases of effective and ineffective organization change, recent examples of transformational leadership and planned and revolutionary change, and best practices to successfully influence change. This fully-updated new edition also includes a new chapter on healthcare and government organizations, offering practical applications for non-profit organizations. -- Back cover.
Edition:
Fifth edition.
ISBN:
9781506357997

9781506386492
Physical Description:
xviii, 454 pages ; 24 cm
Contents:
Sources for understanding organization change -- Rethinking organization change -- A brief history of organization change -- Theoretical foundations of organizations and organization change -- The nature of organization change -- Levels of organization change : individual, group, and larger system -- Organization change : research and theory -- Conceptual models for understanding organization change -- Integrated models for understanding organizations and for leading and managing change -- The Burke-Litwin causal model of organization performance and change -- Organizational Culture Change -- Understanding and Working with Loosely Coupled System -- Health care and government organizations -- Transformational Leadership -- Leading organization change -- Organization change : summary and integration -- Organization Change: What we Need o Know -- Appendix: Annotated Bibliography -- References -- Index -- About the Author.
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