Managing Change

"This text is unique in demonstrating clearly the linkages between corporate strategy, organisational behaviour and the management of change. This is an ideal undergraduate text that will also be valuable for experienced managers on masters programmes." David Buchanan, Professor of Organisational Behaviour, Cranfield School of Management

"This is the essential and definitive text on change management. It integrates the vast sweep of organisational theory and practice in a highly readable way. Every student and practitioner must have this."Michael Griffin, Director of Human Resources, King's College Hospital NHS Trust

Globalisation. Mergers and Acquisitions. New technologies. New competitors. Rapid growth. Rapid decline. Economic boom. Financial crisis. In order to maximise their success, organisations today need to adapt to a turbulent environment. Yet one of the world's leading consultancies, Bain & Co, claims that the failure rate of change management projects is around 70 per cent. Managing change is not easy.

The purpose of this leading textbook is to help you understand and consider the theoretical approaches to change and to make sense of these in the light of practical examples.

Managing Change is written for students on modules covering management, strategy and organisational change as part of undergraduate and postgraduate programmes.

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