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

Dievernich, Frank E. P. (Herausgeber), Kim Oliver (Herausgeber) Tokarski und Jie (Herausgeber) Gong:

ISBN 10: 3319074334 / ISBN 13: 9783319074337

Published by Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2014

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250 S. in 1 Teil : 15 schw.-w. Ill. ; 235 mm x 155 mm Die ersten ca. 20 Seiten mit anstreichungen, kleine Lesespuren, sonst gut erhalten. Change management and organizational development is unthinkable without people. Human beings form its core as both subjects and objects of change. This volume attempts to cut through to the core of change management, to the people that stand at its heart and focuses on their intrinsic role in change management and organizational development. Topics covered in this volume encompass the human element within organizational change, how this impacts roles, dynamics of team interaction and affects the workplace in teaching and learning settings. It also addresses resistance to institutional and organizational change and the central role that agile management plays in this process. Autoren-Profil (2014) Prof. Frank E.P. Dievernich is Professor of Organization, Leadership, and Personnel at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, having come to Lucerne from an appointment as Professor of Business Management at the Berne University of Applied Sciences. His professional career has included management responsibilities at the Deutsche Bahn AG and the consultancy firm Kienbaum. Frank Dievernich is a Partner of the Witten School of Management GmbH and an active systemic business coach, professional trainer and business consultant. His research interests lie in the area of change management, human resource management and innovation, new employee generations and globalization (Asia). He has authored numerous publications on organizations and management. Prof. Kim Oliver Tokarski is a Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland where he is also head of the Institute for Corporate Development. Furthermore Kim Oliver Tokarski is a visiting professor at Academia de Studii Economice (ASE) Bucharest, Romania. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship in general, social entrepreneurship, as well as business ethics and corporate social responsibility. He is an author and editor of several textbooks, articles and studies in the field of entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility. Jie Gong, M.A., MBA, is research assistant at Competence Center of General Management of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Business. Her research focus and interests lie in Internationalization of SMEs (focus Asia), the transformation processes of these SMEs, as well as relevant Intercultural Management. Human Beings in Organizations 1 The Rediscovery of the Human Being and the Future of Change Management 9 A Complex System Perspective 19 Exploring Perceptions of Organizational Change 32 The Example of Financial Markets 59 Team Learning and the Role of Interaction 77 Strengthening Leaders Impact and Ability to Manage Change Through Group Coaching 91 Implementing Strategy Means Changes for Employees 109 An Individual Perspective 153 Case Study Evidence from a Public Sector Univers 166 A Story of Planned Change and Attempt to Induce High Involvement 179 Agile Management for Organizational Change and Development 191 Challenging Notions of Change and Change Management 208 An Inquiry into the Popularity of Participation in Organizations 223 Leadership and Transformation 247 Urheberrecht Successful Organizational Change Through Overcoming Risks 128 ISBN 9783319074337 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 5283.

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• Title: Change Management and the Human Factor : Advances, Challenges and Contradictions in Organizational Development
• Publisher: Cham : Springer International Publishing
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: German
• ISBN 10: 3319074334
• ISBN 13: 9783319074337
• Binding: Gb.
• Edition: Aufl. 2015.
• Condition: Gut
• Weight: 5283 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Change management and organizational development is unthinkable without people. Human beings form its core as both subjects and objects of change. This volume attempts to cut through to the core of change management, to the people that stand at its heart and focuses on their intrinsic role in change management and organizational development. Topics covered in this volume encompass the human element within organizational change, how this impacts roles, dynamics of team interaction and affects the workplace in teaching and learning settings. It also addresses resistance to institutional and organizational change and the central role that agile management plays in this process.

About the Author

Prof. Frank E.P. Dievernich is Professor of Organization, Leadership, and Personnel at the Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, having come to Lucerne from an appointment as Professor of Business Management at the Berne University of Applied Sciences. His professional career has included management responsibilities at the Deutsche Bahn AG and the consultancy firm Kienbaum. Frank Dievernich is a Partner of the Witten School of Management GmbH and an active systemic business coach, professional trainer and business consultant. His research interests lie in the area of change management, human resource management and innovation, new employee generations and globalization (Asia). He has authored numerous publications on organizations and management.

Prof. Kim Oliver Tokarski is a Professor of Business Management and Entrepreneurship at the Bern University of Applied Sciences, Switzerland where he is also head of the Institute for Corporate Development. Furthermore Kim Oliver Tokarski is a visiting professor at Academia de Studii Economice (ASE) Bucharest, Romania. His research and teaching interests are in the areas of entrepreneurship in general, social entrepreneurship, as well as business ethics and corporate social responsibility. He is an author and editor of several textbooks, articles and studies in the field of entrepreneurship and corporate social responsibility.

Jie Gong, M.A., MBA, is research assistant at Competence Center of General Management of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts, School of Business. Her research focus and interests lie in Internationalization of SMEs (focus Asia), the transformation processes of these SMEs, as well as relevant Intercultural Management.