Organizational Change in Transition Societies

Publication Date	August 2005
Publisher	Ashgate Publishing
Product Type	Book
Pages	214
ISBN Number	9780754644644
Product Code	ASH00095

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Summary

This book discusses change management paradigms with special reference to examples and cases from the transition societies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

The first chapter analyses developments and trends in the wider societal context of Central and Eastern Europe. Theoretical perspectives are applied to understand the processes of transition and EU accession in Central and Eastern Europe. Following the second and third chapters, the most frequently used tools and procedures of change management are analysed from the perspective of a CEE organization.

The special advantage of the text to the potential readership is the integration of 'macro' (societal) and 'micro' (organizational) points of view towards understanding change. The text also provides real-life examples and perspectives of understanding and managing change from Central and Eastern Europe, which helps the reader to grasp the wider political, economic and societal context(s) of the CEE region.

Content

Change and Society: The self and the organization in changing societies
Individuals, social entities and change
Theories of social change: modernization, transition and transformation
A macro-regional approach to transition in Central and Eastern Europe
Patterns of change in Central and Eastern Europe
Case study: Caritas Internationalis and social change in the countries in transition
Change and Organizations: Models and processes of organizational change and innovation
Organizational change and strategy in context
The 'tangible side' of change in organizations: 'The tech' of organizational change
The human side of change in organizations: culture and politics of organizational change
Roles and actors in organizational change
Case Study: SAP AG
The Challenges of Change in the Organizational Life-Cycle: Strategic and Structural Perspectives: Organization and change: the life-cycle perspective
The enthusiastic/entrepreneurial stage: organization as an innovation
Stage of growth and development: formalization of change
The 'adult' (mature) stage: seeking the way out of bureaucratic organization
In search for the 'Holy Grail' of organizational longevity: Changing toward a learning organization
Case study: Dealing with the challenge of change in the CA IB Corporate Finance Advisory and Equity Capital Markets
Selected Tools For Changing the Organizations: Change diagnostics
Learning how to change
Selected tools for changing organizations
Case Study: CATI - provider of change-related insights and techniques to enterprises in the region
Epilogue: The change perspectives: lessons learned from Central and Eastern Europe
Index.