Change Management And Organizational Development

Written specifically as a core textbook for management students, this book is an essential companion in today’s rapidly changing globalized business setting.

A must-have title for all business and management students, this textbook offers a comprehensive account of the theory, practice and research related to change management and organizational development. Drawing upon and integrating current theories and practices, the book provides a pragmatic insight into all aspects of organizational change and development. Focussing especially on issues related to India, the author evaluates the key concerns underlying the dynamics of change and implements a framework to maximize value-based development in any organization.

An engaging, jargon-free and practical text, Change Management and Organizational Development will also be an extremely useful resource for corporate managers, trainers and practitioners.

Key Features:

· Includes subjects affecting growth of an organization such as Mergers and Acquisitions, Quality Management, Performance Management and Organizational Health Survey.

· All complex topics and concepts have been supplemented with abundance of figures, tables, industry examples and flow charts to ensure clarity and better understanding.

· Covers recent literature and future trends in change management and organization development

Ratan Raina held a number of important positions such as Director General of Dev Bhoomi Group of Institutions, Dehradun, Director-cum-Chief Executive of Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology and Science (now a university) and Dean of Graphic Era Deemed University, Dehradun. He has delivered a number of lectures and presented research papers at various prestigious institutions and organizations such as IIMs, ONGC, Hindalco Industries Ltd, Canada World Youth and various other organisations.

Prior to switching over to academics, he worked with the aluminium giant Hindalco, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, at senior management level. This experience helped him to learn practical aspects of industrial functioning. Dr Raina was selected by the Government of India to head an international educational exchange programme with Canada and was responsible for providing effective leadership for smooth conduct of the programme. Professionally, he is interested in the areas of human resource management, developing interpersonal relations, performance management and change management.

He has been awarded by the Government of India for conceptual thinking, analytical skill and excellence in academic planning at the Officers’ Training Academy, a prestigious military academy of the country.

Dr Raina has done MBA from Madurai Kamaraj University and PhD from Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University.

He was commissioned in the 4/9 Gorkha Rifles (The CHINDITS) and served the nation for nearly three decades