Changing Organizational Culture: Cultural Change Work in Progress

by Mats Alvesson

How do people react to significant organizational change? Do we see ourselves as helping change to come about, or allowing change to happen around us? How can we adapt more easily to change? Based around an illuminating extended case-study, this important text uncovers the reality of organizational change. From planning and inception to project management and engagement, this book explores the views and reactions of various stakeholders undergoing real-life change processes. Drawing on theories of organizational culture, it helps us to understand how organizations can promote change without alienating the people needed to implement it. Changing Organizational Culture represents an original and timely addition to the literature on organizational change. It is vital reading for all students, researchers and practitioners working in organizational theory and behaviour, change management and HRM.

212 pages, Paperback

First published December 10, 2007

About the author

Mats Alvesson är professor vid Lunds universitet och arbetar även vid University of Queensland, Australien, och City University, London. Han forskar och skriver om bland annat organisationskultur, ledarskap, identitet i organisationer och kvalitativ forskning och intresserar sig för fenomenet funktionell dumhet.

Reviews

[Lieke Nijland · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dit boek biedt geen grote inzichten en er zit veel herhaling in. Het is interessant om in een casus te zien waar organisatie verandering mis kan gaan. Echter wordt veel erg wollig omschreven en herhalen ze vaak dezelfde punten. Je kunt het beste meteen hoofdstuk 12 lezen, dan lees je alle conclusies. Mocht je aan de hand daarvan nog vragen hebben, kan je altijd een hoofdstuk extra lezen.

[Anvesh · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is the first book i read on culture. However the value of book is in the observations on change management initiative as it happened in organization over the years and some theoretical background to support their observations.

Its not a very easy read and i took quite some time to complete it. However, once read , it leaves you satisfied that you have gained some knowledge.

[Mårten Andersson]

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