Successfully Managing Change in Organizations

Stephen Thomas

ISBN 10: 0831134097 / ISBN 13: 9780831134099

Published by Industrial Press Inc.,U.S. Jan 2001, 2001

About this Item

Neuware - Written by a user for users, this unique book is designed for all managers who have been given the difficult task of bringing change to their organizations and making it stick. Drawing on his wealth of practical and proven experience, Thomas identifies and explains the eight key elements of changeleadership, work process, structure, group learning, technology, communications, inter-relationships, and rewards. He demonstrates that these elements are interrelated, and that they constitute a Web of Change. Thus, if one element is changed, its impact on the others must be understood and adjustments must be made to the entire system.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Successfully Managing Change in Organizations
• Publisher: Industrial Press Inc.,U.S. Jan 2001
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0831134097
• ISBN 13: 9780831134099
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 229W x 152H x 20D millimeters 229 millimeters width by 152 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 356 grams

About this title

Synopsis

Now in paperback, this book was written for all managers who have been given the difficult task of bringing change to their organizations. It addresses organizational change at the working level. It is a “user's guide” in change management, written by a user, for users. This is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to know, step by step, how to implement change successfully.

Features

• Draws on the author's wealth of practical experience and emphasizes that the elements of change are interrelated, that they constitute a “Web of Change”: change one element and you must see what the impact will be on the others.
• Identifies and explains eight key elements of change.
• A way to measure change in each element and its affect on the others is presented on paper and through a computer program on an enclosed disk.

About the Author

Steve Thomas has more than 30 years of experience working in the petrochemical industry. During this time, through personal involvement at all levels of the work process, he has gained vast experience in all phases of strategic development and implementation of organizational change. Coupled with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University and M.S. degrees in both Systems Engineering and Organizational Dynamics from the University of Pennsylvania, this experience has enabled Thomas to add significant value to the many projects on which he has worked. He is currently engaged in a work effort to successfully transform an organization from a reactive to a reliability-based maintenance environment. In addition, he has served on many industry-related committees including as President of Indusworld – the official user group of Indus International.