Burnes, Bernard, 1953-

Managing change : a strategic approach to organizational dynamics / Bernard Burnes. - 5th edition. - Harlow : Financial Times Prentice Hall, 2009. - xii, 620 p. : ill.

Previous ed.: 2004.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This text provides management students and practising managers with an understanding of, and a guide to, managing the complexities of organizational change effectively. It discusses the techniques and methods that can be used to aid such change. 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




Electronic reproduction.
Askews and Holts.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.

9780273752387 (ebook)


Organizational change.
Business and Management.
Business strategy
Management & management techniques
Business innovation