232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
232 Pages
by
Routledge
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In recent years, there has been an explosion of books on the nature of organisational change and the management skills needed to effectively carry it out. Many are written by change gurus and management consultants offering quick fixes and metaphor laden business toolkits, however, much of their advice is banal and under-theorized. This book redresses this balance by providing an original... Read more
Introduction 1 The nature of management and management research 2 Approaches to the study of change 3 Critical monographs and research studies 4 N-step guides for change 5 Socialized models of change? 6 Theories for the analysis of change 7 The diversity of theoretical frameworks 8 Radical and Marxist frames of reference 9 Paradigms of/for change 10 New paradigms for change? 11 Towards a conclusion
Biography
David Collins is Lecturer in Human Resource Management (HRM) in the School of Management at the University of East Anglia.
'...this book is likely to be of interest to postgraduate students on MBAs or in organisational behaviour/sociology...well organised and well written.' Times Higher Education Supplement, 26/02/99
