TY - BOOK AU - Sveningsson,Stefan AU - Sörgärde,Nadja TI - Managing change in organizations SN - 9781529798982 AV - HD58.8 .S89 2023 U1 - 658.406 23 PY - 2023/// CY - London, Thousand Oaks PB - Sage KW - Organizational change KW - Leadership N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction -- Perspectives on change -- Why organizational change? -- The tool-based perspective: planned change and organizational development -- The tool-based perspective: integrated organizational models -- The process perspective: focus an interpretations and understandings -- The process perspective: the importance of language -- The critical perspective of change -- The complexity of resistance -- Managing organizational change: practical lessons and key insights N2 - "This book explores a broad range of perspectives on change management, encouraging critical reflection and making sense of a complex field of theories. The unique approach is based around three key perspectives of change: how, what and why"--; "Managing Change in Organizations, second edition, explores a broad range of perspectives on change management, encouraging critical reflection and making sense of a complex field of theories. Its unique approach, based around three key perspectives of change, will help you to understand: How change is accomplished – the tool perspective; What change means for those involved – the process perspective; Why change is initiated (and whether it is necessary) – the critical perspective. Updated throughout to include new examples, case studies and exercises, this essential text offers you the chance to learn pragmatic tools for managing change, as well as gain an in-depth understanding of different theories and their values"-- ER -