Change Management and the Human Factor: Advances, Challenges and Contradictions in Organizational Development

Front Matter....Pages i-xv
At the Heart: Human Beings in Organizations....Pages 1-8
The Rediscovery of the Human Being and the Future of Change Management....Pages 9-18
The Human Role Within Organizational Change: A Complex System Perspective....Pages 19-31
Looking Through Someone Else’s Eyes: Exploring Perceptions of Organizational Change....Pages 33-58
The Role of Management Development in Change Management: The Example of Financial Markets....Pages 59-76
Cultural Change by Speech: Team Learning and the Role of Interaction....Pages 77-90
Strengthening Leader’s Impact and Ability to Manage Change Through Group Coaching....Pages 91-107
Implementing Strategy Means Changes for Employees....Pages 109-127
Successful Organizational Change Through Overcoming Risks....Pages 129-151
Resistance to Institutional and Organizational Change: An Individual Perspective....Pages 153-165
Organisational Change and Workplace Stress in Teaching and Learning Settings: Case Study Evidence from a Public Sector University in the UK....Pages 167-178
Organizational Development in an International Context: A Story of Planned Change and Attempt to Induce High Involvement....Pages 179-189
Agile Management for Organizational Change and Development....Pages 191-207
Challenging Notions of “Change” and “Change Management”....Pages 209-222
Strange Encounter: An Inquiry into the Popularity of Participation in Organizations....Pages 223-245
Leadership and Transformation....Pages 247-255