This book is an essential read for today’s rapidly changing globalized business setting. Integrating current theories and practices, it provides a pragmatic insight into the aspects of organizational change and development. It also evaluates the key concerns underlying the dynamics of change and implements a framework to maximize value-based development in any organization for its growth.
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. It illuminates the areas affecting the growth of an organization, such as Mergers and Acquisitions, Quality Management, Performance Management, and Organizational Health Survey and concepts have been supplemented with an abundance of figures, tables, industry examples, and flow charts to ensure clarity and better understanding. It comprehensively covers recent literature and future trends in change management and organization development.
This book will be useful to students, academics, management researchers, and industry professionals in the field of general management, organizational behaviour, human resource management, and organizational development. An engaging, jargon-free, and practical text, it will also be an extremely useful resource for corporate managers, trainers, and practitioners.
Ratan Raina held several important positions such as Director General of Dev Bhoomi Group of Institutions, Dehradun, India (now a University), Director-cum-Chief Executive of Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology and Science, Dehradun, India (now a University), and Dean of Graphic Era Deemed University, Dehradun, India. Before switching over to academics, he worked with the aluminium giant Hindalco, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, at the senior management level.
Dr Raina was selected by the Government of India to head an international educational exchange program with Canada. He has been awarded by the Government of India (Ministry of Defence) for conceptual thinking, analytical skills, and excellence in academic planning at the Officers’ Training Academy, a prestigious military academy of the country.
He was commissioned in the 4/9 Gorkha Rifles (The CHINDITS) and served the nation for nearly three decades.
