Routledge Studies in Organizational Change & Development
About the Book Series
It is often stated that some 70% of all change projects fail. Though this figure can be disputed, it is nevertheless clear that managing change is one of the most difficult tasks facing organizations today. In response to this, writers offer a wide range of theories and advice designed to aid managers and scholars in understanding and managing change, but which seem merely to overwhelm them with a profusion of competing and conflicting advice and approaches. In many respects, change is a field which epitomises the ‘rigor-relevance’ debate. We have many approaches to change which are built on sound research and robust theories, but which appear to lack relevance for managers. We also have a vast array of nostrums, practices and tools which managers use, but which appear to lack methodological or theoretical foundations.
The aim of this series is to cut through the confusion surrounding the study and practice of change by providing comprehensive and in-depth studies of existing and emerging approaches to change. The rationale for the series is that we cannot understand organizational change sufficiently nor implement it effectively unless we can evaluate the various approaches in terms of the evidence which underpins them, what they seek to achieve and how and where they can be applied. In particular, the series seeks to address, but is not limited to, the following questions:
- What are the emerging themes in the field of organizational change?
- Which theories and approaches to change have stood the test of time?
- What are the key debates within the field?
- How has the field been influenced by and incorporated newer approaches to organizational life, such as postmodernism, social constructionism, critical realism, and complexity theories?
- What is the current status of OD (organization development)?
- To what extent have countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America developed their own distinct approaches to change?
- How are developments such as social media and virtual organizations affecting the way organizations perceive and carry out change?
- Do successful organizations adopt different approaches to change than unsuccessful ones, or do they use the same approaches but more effectively?
Organizational Change and Temporality: Bending the Arrow of Time
1st Edition
By Patrick Dawson, Christopher Sykes
October 25, 2018
Organizational Change and Temporality: Bending the Arrow of Time looks to address the important area of time and temporality, especially as it relates to frameworks and studies for explaining change processes in organizations. It commences with a selective history on the science and philosophy of ...
Organizational Development and Change Theory: Managing Fractal Organizing Processes
1st Edition
By Tonya Henderson, David M. Boje
October 25, 2018
This book offers a fresh perspective on organizational development and change theory and practice. Building on their recent work in quantum storytelling theory and complexity theory, Henderson and Boje consider the implications of fractal patterns in human behavior with a view toward ethics in ...
Perspectives on Change: What Academics, Consultants and Managers Really Think About Change
1st Edition
Edited
By Bernard Burnes, Julian Randall
August 06, 2018
Despite the plethora of books on change, there appears is a notable gap in the field; rarely is the authentic and candid voice of change practitioners heard. Seldom are those most closely involved in the management of change given (or seek) the opportunity to write about their personal experiences ...
Reconsidering Change Management: Applying Evidence-Based Insights in Change Management Practice
1st Edition
By Steven ten Have, Wouter ten Have, Anne-Bregje Huijsmans, Maarten Otto
August 06, 2018
Despite the popularity of organizational change management, the question arises whether its prescriptions and dominant beliefs and practices are based on solid and convergent evidence. Organizational change management entails interventions intended to influence the task-related behavior and ...
Rethinking Organizational Change: The Role of Dialogue, Dialectic & Polyphony in the Organization
1st Edition
By Muayyad Jabri
August 06, 2018
Rethinking Organizational Change: The Role of Dialogue, Dialectic & Polyphony in the Organization makes an important scholarly contribution to our understanding of dialogue applied to the management of change. Muayyad Jabri offers an involved assessment of the differences between 'dialogue’ and...
The Leadership of Organizational Change
1st Edition
By Mark Hughes
August 06, 2018
Understanding both leadership and change have been recurrent and popular themes within the business, management and organization studies literature. However, our understanding of leadership and organizational change in combination is far more limited. The Leadership of Organizational Change offers ...
Change Competence: Implementing Effective Change
1st Edition
By Steven ten Have, Wouter ten Have, Anne-Bregje Huijsmans, Niels van der Eng
June 08, 2018
Organizations are often forced to change and adapt as a result of internal or external circumstances – whether the impetus is vision and ambition, a competing organization, societal pressure, or financial pressure. In this book, the authors posit that successful change requires the coherence of ...
Managing Change in Extreme Contexts
1st Edition
Edited
By David Denyer, Colin Pilbeam
October 13, 2016
Big mistakes, misconduct, serious accidents and other disasters are normally followed by investigations which explore what went wrong. These produce recommendations to limit the damage from a future event, or to prevent it altogether. In many cases, this doesn’t happen, and ‘repeat crises’ occur. ...
Managing Organizational Change in Public Services: International Issues, Challenges and Cases
1st Edition
Edited
By Rune Todnem By, Calum Macleod
April 28, 2009
Forming part of the Understanding Organizational Change series, Managing Organizational Change in Public Services focuses on the organizational dimension of change management in public services. Combining aspects of change management theory with ‘real life’ practice in the form of ...
The Sustainability and Spread of Organizational Change: Modernizing Healthcare
1st Edition
Edited
By David A. Buchanan, Louise Fitzgerald, Diane Ketley
December 19, 2006
This important book examines issues affecting the sustainability and spread of new working practices. The question of why good ideas do not spread, ‘the best practices puzzle’, has been widely recognized. But the ‘improvement evaporation effect’, where successful changes are discontinued, has ...
Agency and Change: Rethinking Change Agency in Organizations
1st Edition
By Raymond Caldwell
December 16, 2005
This excellent book remaps the limits and possibilities of change, clearly shifting the focus from outmoded debates on agency and structure to new practice-based discourses on agency and change. Offering readers a selective and critical review of key literature and empirical research...