Managing Change: A Strategic Approach to Organisational Dynamics

Bernard Burnes

Prentice Hall/Financial Times, 2009 - Business & Economics - 620 pages

Managing Change examines the concept and practice of change within the context of the history, literature and theories of management. In particular, it links the process of change to the strategic development, management and leadership of organisations.

The reader is encouraged to reflect critically on areas such as post-modernism, realism and complexity theory, and explores in depth the influence of culture, power and politics.

The book is aimed at students of change management, strategy and organisational change as part of undergraduate, MBA and MA programmes.

The following online resources support the text:

• For Instructors: teaching manual, powerpoint slides

About the author

Bernard Burnes is Professor of Organisational Change at Manchester Business School, University of Manchester.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Managing Change: A Strategic Approach to Organisational Dynamics
• Author: Bernard Burnes
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Prentice Hall/Financial Times, 2009
• ISBN: 0273711741, 9780273711742
• Length: 620 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Human Resources & Personnel Management; Business & Economics / Management; Business & Economics / Organizational Development; Business & Economics / Strategic Planning; Business & Economics / Structural Adjustment