Making Sense of Change Management: A Complete Guide to the Models, Tools and Techniques of Organizational Change / Edition 5

by Esther Cameron, Mike Green

Overview

This definitive, bestselling text in the field of change management provides comprehensive guidance of everything needed to successfully navigate times of change.

Making Sense of Change Management provides a thorough and accessible overview for students and practitioners alike. Without relying on assumed knowledge, it comprehensively covers the theories and models of change management and connects them to workable approaches and techniques that organizations of all types and sizes can use to adapt to tough market conditions and succeed by changing their strategies, structures, mindsets, leadership behaviours and expectations of staff and managers.

This completely revised and updated fifth edition contains new chapters on digital transformation and becoming a sustainable business, new material on resilience, well-being and effective leadership, and new examples from organizations including Google, Burberry and Volvo.

Supported by "food for thought" and "stop and think" features to aid critical thinking and understanding, as well as checklists, tips and helpful summaries, Making Sense of Change Management remains essential reading for anyone who is currently part of, or leading, a change initiative. New and updated accompanying online resources include international case study question packs for lecturers and lecture slides with reflective questions.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780749496975
Publisher:	Kogan Page, Ltd.
Publication date:	11/26/2019
Edition description:	5th ed.
Pages:	544
Sales rank:	596,779
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.40(h) x 1.50(d)

About the Author

Esther Cameron is a freelance change adviser and coach who supports senior leaders and their teams and organizations through change. Her recent clients include Shell, Tata Steel, Canaccord Genuity and several British government departments.

Mike Green is the Managing Director of Transitional Space, a consultancy firm that specializes in change management, leadership development and individual and team coaching. He is a Visiting Executive Fellow at Henley Business School and also delivers accredited programmes in change management to senior managers and change agents in the UK, Africa and the Middle East.

Table of Contents

** Chapter - 00: Introduction; * Section - ONE: The underpinning theory; ** Chapter - 01: Individual change; ** Chapter - 02: Team change; ** Chapter - 03: Organizational change; ** Chapter - 04: Leading change; ** Chapter - 05: The change agent; * Section - TWO: The applications; ** Chapter - 06: Restructuring; ** Chapter - 07: Mergers and acquisitions; ** Chapter - 08: Culture and change; ** Chapter - 09: Digital transformation; ** Chapter - 10: Becoming a sustainable business; * Section - THREE: Emerging inquiries; ** Chapter - 11: Complex change; ** Chapter - 12: Leading change in uncertain times; ** Chapter - 13: Project- and programme-led change; ** Chapter - 14: Conclusion; ** Chapter - 15: References and further reading; ** Chapter - 16: Index

Editorial Reviews

"There has long been a need for a readable, practical but theoretically underpinned book on change which recognizes a multiplicity of perspectives. I thoroughly recommend Making Sense of Change Management."

Professor Colin Carnall

"This handbook, combining contemporary management theory with very practical suggestions, is an indispensable tool for any manager involved in change processes."

Adriaan Vollebergh

"Managers on my courses have remarked that this book has been of immense value to them when planning and implementing change in their organizations."

Alec Bozas

"A leader needs to understand change, and this monograph provides the resources and knowledge to ensure a successful change effort. ...Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels." —CHOICE

Praise for previous editions:

"An ideal text for academics, professionals, and anyone in search of an introduction to change management." —T+D

"We recommend this to anyone charged with management organizational change, or even surviving it." —getAbstract

"Esther Cameron and Mike Green's objective is to help their reader understand "why change happens, how change happens, and what needs to be done to make change a more welcoming concept" by carefully reviewing a wealth of resources that provide models, tools, and techniques of organizational change. …[E]ach reader would be well-advised to absorb and digest the material and then select only what is most relevant to her or his own organization's specific needs, interests, objectives, and resources. …[T]heirs is a "what to think about" book, not a "how to do it" book. They focus their reader's attention on a wealth of options, resources, focal points, and references to consider. …Those who absorb and digest the material with appropriate care will also receive at least some assistance from Cameron and Green when designing and then launching change initiatives that are most appropriate to the needs, interest, resources, and objectives of their own organization." —Robert Morris 


"[A]n excellent compendium of change theory, practice and advice... [A] great tool to help create your own change process using the leading tools, techniques and theories." —Quality World

From the Publisher

"This impressive book on change is an essential read for any professional manager who is serious about getting to grips with the important issues of making change happen."

Dr Jeff Watkins

"Provides a clear and thorough tour of different models of change"

Richard Jolly