Understanding organizational change : converting theory to practice / Lynn B. Fossum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fossum, Lynn B.

Series:

Fifty-Minute series.

Fifty-Minute series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organizational change.

Organization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (94 p.)

Place of Publication:

Los Altos, Calif. : Crisp, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With this book, you'll learn how to cope with and understand organizational change. A variety of models are presented that illustrate common workplace challenges in times of change. For managers we've included a section on how to help staff cope with organizational change.

Contents:

""TITLE""; ""COPYRIGHT""; ""DEDICATION""; ""PREFACE""; ""TABLE OF CONTENTS""; ""SECTION I WHAT IS CHANGE?""; ""HISTORY AND PERSPECTIVE""; ""CASE IN POINT""; ""MANAGERS AS CHANGE AGENTS""; ""ROLES IN ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE""; ""YOUR POSITION""; ""CHANGES YOU CHOOSE""; ""CHANGES THAT CHOOSE YOU""; ""THREE KEY SKILLS""; ""SECTION II THEORETICAL MODELS""; ""THEORETICAL MODELS""; ""MODEL 1: FORCE FIELD ANALYSIS (Kurt Lewin)""; ""MODEL 2: CONFIGURATIONAL LEARNING""; ""MODEL 3: GAP ANALYSIS (Delta Analysis)""; ""MODEL 4: INNOVATIVE CHANGE (Nolen and Nolen)""

""MODEL 5: LEADERSHIP INTERVENTION MODEL (Blake & Mouton)""""MODEL 6: NACA (Notice, Attitude, Choice, Action)""; ""MODEL 7: SYSTEMS THEORY""; ""MODEL 8: PENDULUM SWING (Beverly Gaw)""; ""MODEL 9: GRIEF CYCLE (Elizabeth Kubler-Ross)""; ""REVIEW OF CHANGE MODELS""; ""SECTION III THE CHANGE MATRIX © A working model""; ""THE CHANGE MATRIX ©""; ""A BRIEF REVIEW""; ""LEVELS OF CHANGE""; ""PERSONAL CHANGE""; ""GROUP CHANGE""; ""ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE""; ""ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE""; ""STAGES OF CHANGE""; ""STAGE #1: DENIAL""; ""STAGE #2: RESISTANCE""; ""STAGE #3: ADAPTATION""; ""STAGE #4: INVOLVEMENT""

""THE CHANGE MATRIX ©""""ASSESSING EMPLOYEES ON THE CHANGE MATRIX ©""; ""SECTION IV USING THE CHANGE MATRIX""; ""USING THE CHANGE MATRIX©""; ""DEALING WITH DENIAL""; ""RECOGNIZING DENIAL""; ""DIFFERENTIATING DENIAL AND RESISTANCE""; ""ACTIVITIES FOR DEALING WITH DENIAL""; ""WORDS TO THE WISE""; ""DEALING WITH RESISTACNE""; ""CONTROL/POWER/HELPLESSNESS""; ""LOSS/GRIEF""; ""RISK""; ""CONFLICT/ANGER""; ""UNDERSTANDING RESISTANCE""; ""SYMPTOMS AND SOURCES OF RESISTANCE""; ""ACCEPTANCE OR RESISTANCE TO CHANGE?""; ""PREVENTING RESISTANCE TO CHANGE""; ""RALLYING RESISTANCE""

""COPING WITH CONFLICT""""ALLOWING ADAPTATION""; ""ENCOURAGING GROUP ADAPTATION TO CHANGE""; ""SETTING GOALS AND OBJECTIVES""; ""GOALS AND OBJECTIVES""; ""PROBLEM SOLVING""; ""STRUCTURED GROUP TECHNIQUE""; ""STRUCTURED GROUP PROBLEM SOLVING ACTIVITY""; ""STRUCTURED GROUP TALLY SHEET""; ""CONFLICT DURING ADAPTATION""; ""CHANGES CAN BE ABORTED""; ""INCREASE INVOLVEMENT""; ""TEAM DEVELOPMENT""; ""BE LIKE THE COACH""; ""ACTIVITIES TO BUILD INVOLVEMENT:""; ""THOUGHTS ABOUT THE INVOLVEMENT STAGE""; ""A FINAL WORD:""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-4175-2466-9

OCLC:

922967022