Focusing on organizational change.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Open Textbook Library, distributor.

Series:

Open Textbook Library.

Open textbook library.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Management.

Physical Description:

1 online resource : illustrations.

Updated irregularly.

Distribution:

Minneapolis : Open Textbook Library.

Place of Publication:

Arlington, Virginia : Saylor Academy, 2012-

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Summary:

"Never before have strategic leaders been confronted with so much overwhelming change. The traditional approach is to teach the leader or leaders how to direct or control the organizations' reaction on a monthly, weekly, or even daily basis. This approach is stressful and overwhelming for executive leaders, makes middle managers feel torn between honoring their senior leaders and listening to the demands of front line employees, and is alienating for front line employees. Focusing on Organizational Change offers an alternative to the traditional approach by focusing on building the change capacity of the entire organization in anticipation of future pressures to change. Based on systematic research of more than 5,000 respondents working within more than 200 organization or organizational units conducted during the previous decade, this book offers a clear and proven method for diagnosing your organizational change capacity. While building organizational change capacity is not fast or easy, it is essential for effective leadership and organizational survival in the 21st century."--Open Textbook Library.

Contents:

The Strategic Leader's New Mandate

What Is Organizational Capacity for Change?

OCC Dimension 1: Trustworthy Leadership

OCC Dimension 2: Trusting Followers

OCC Dimension 3: Capable Champions

OCC Dimension 4: Involved Midmanagement

OCC Dimension 5: Systems Thinking

OCC Dimension 6: Communication Systems

OCC Dimension 7: Accountable Culture

OCC Dimension 8: Innovative Culture

The Big Picture

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

This bibliographic record is available under the Creative Commons CC0 "No Rights Reserved" license.

Description based on online version, 2012 edition; Title from PDF (viewed on July 11, 2016)

ISBN:

145333288X

9781453332887

OCLC:

953414317

Access Restriction:

Open Access Unrestricted online access