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Power, Politics, and Organizational Change - David A. Buchanan, Richard J. Badham

Power, Politics, and Organizational Change

Winning the Turf Game
Buch | Softcover
272 Seiten
1999
SAGE Publications Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7619-6222-9 (ISBN)
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A guide to the politics of change within organizations which focuses on the internal change agent. The authors argue that those who are not politically skilled and politically involved will fail. They emphasize the context of change, justification for actions and skills in accounting for behaviour.
`Anecdotes and case illustrations, including checklists and guidelines are provided, making this book useful for post-experience and postgraduate students of management and organizational behaviour, and for senior undergraduates. This book will also be relevant to managers and employees involved in organizational change′ - European Forum for Management Development



Power, Politics, and Organizational Change offers a theoretical and practical guide to the politics of change - an aspect of organizational life that plays a more significant role than is commonly admitted. The focus lies with the internal change agent, rather than with external consultants, as change is now a key element in the roles of most managers, who typically combine change responsibilities with their regular day job. A fresh perspective is developed, emphasizing the context in which the change agent operates, explicit and tacit warrants for particular actions, skills in accounting for one′s political behaviour, and the reputation of the change agent.





David Buchanan and Richard Badham argue that the change agent who is not politically skilled will fail. This implies that it is necessary to be able and willing to intervene in the political processes of the organization, to push particular agendas, to influence decisions and decision makers, to deal with criticism and challenge, to cope with resistance, to maintain one′s reputation.





Some managers regard political calculations and activities as distasteful. Some textbooks advise the change agent to avoid involvement in the turf game.This book argues that such avoidance tactics are both naive and unprofessional.

David is Emeritus Professor of Organizational Behaviour at Cranfield University School of Management, and Visiting Professor at Nottingham Business School.  He works freelance as a consultant, speaker, and author, specializing in change management and organization politics.  He has a Doctorate in Organizational Behaviour from Edinburgh University, was Director of Loughborough University Business School from 1992 to 1995, has held visiting posts in Australian and Canadian management schools, and has worked often in Australia and Sweden. Dr Richard J Badham is Professor of Management in the Macquarie Business School Graduate School of Management. He writes, consults and teaches on leadership and change.  He is the author of the forthcoming book Ironies of Organizational Change (Edward Elgar, 2020), and is co-author of ‘Fire, Snowball, Mask and Movie: How Leaders Ignite and Sustain Change author (HBR 2011). He specializes in the use of storytelling, drama and arts-based interventions. He has been a Visiting Professor at the Yale Centre for Cultural Sociology, a Von Humboldt Senior Fellow at the Technical University, Berlin, and consultant to numerous companies including BHP, Ford and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse, and the European Commission, West German, Australian and Brunei governments.

How Far Are You Prepared to Go?
The Terminology Game
Sit in Judgement
Men Behaving Badly
The Entrepreneurial Hero
The Politics of Failure and the Failure of Politics
Power-Assisted Steering
Maxims for Princes and Princessas
The Triggering Factors

Erscheint lt. Verlag 19.3.1999
Verlagsort Thousand Oaks
Sprache englisch
Maße 156 x 234 mm
Gewicht 410 g
Themenwelt Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Personalwesen
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Planung / Organisation
Wirtschaft Betriebswirtschaft / Management Unternehmensführung / Management
ISBN-10 0-7619-6222-0 / 0761962220
ISBN-13 978-0-7619-6222-9 / 9780761962229
Zustand Neuware
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