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The Unshackled Organization : Facing the Challenge of Unpredictability

By Jeffrey Goldstein - Consultant and management professor Jeffrey Goldstein examines new territory with his exploration into how change happens within an organization. Suggested by Organization Development practitioners (Added: 17-Feb-2002 Hits: 600 )

Managing Transitions : Making the Most of Change

By William Bridges - Business consultant William Bridges attacks an area of managing change that many not only avoid, but also do not even recognize--the human side of change. Directed at managers and employees in today's corporations, where change is necessary to revitalize and improve corporate performance, this book addresses the fact that it is people who have to carry out the change (Added: 17-Feb-2002 Hits: 939 )

The Innovator's Dilemma

By Clayton M. Christensen - Written by a Harvard Business School Professor, this is one of the most popular titles at Amazon.com. Christensen talks about the effects of disruptive technologies and their effects on companies that are doing things right, but end up on the rocks. Has received numerous positive reviews. Probably most suitable for those involved in generating innovation, or in charge of innovation. (Added: 17-Feb-2002 Hits: 592 )

Beyond Certainty : The Changing Worlds of Organizations

By Charles Handy - Charles Handy has been described as one of the leading management thinkers in the U.K. A prolific writer, he has a number of books out, several of them on the issue of change in our workplaces. Click on the book cover to the left for more indepth details, reader reviews and book review comments. Highly recommended. (Added: 17-Feb-2002 Hits: 1006 )

Navigating Through Change

By Harry, Ph.D. Woodward, Mary Beckman Woodward - This unique guide to surviving all phases of change concentrates on the human issues. Woodward, a consultant to clients such as IBM and The Mayo Clinic, offers a detailed management strategy, applicable to a variety of situations, that helps people work through change from its initial impact to its lasting consequences. (Added: 17-Feb-2002 Hits: 704 )

Leading Change

By John P. Kotter - Kotter's thesis is that strategies for change often fail in corporations because the changes do not alter behavior. He identifies the most common mistakes in effecting change, offering eight steps to overcoming obstacles. The eight-step process consists of establishing a sense of urgency by analyzing competition and identifying potential crises (Added: 17-Feb-2002 Hits: 1153 )

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