Change Management: A Guide to Effective Implementation (2nd edition)

Citation

Bryce, J. (2001), "Change Management: A Guide to Effective Implementation (2nd edition)", Leadership & Organization Development Journal, Vol. 22 No. 4, pp. 186-188. https://doi.org/10.1108/lodj.2001.22.4.186.3

Change Management is a well‐structured and well‐written book which has wide appeal for undergraduates, postgraduates and practitioners. It provides a comprehensive coverage of the issues related to organisational change and its management. It has a good, coherent structure which starts with a definition of change and a general examination of the antecedent factors, as well as the skills and competencies required of managers in facilitating the change process. The second section of the book examines the use of intervention strategies to facilitate change, and outlines the different stages needed in the analysis and implementation of such interventions. It also allows the reader to examine the use of different models of intervention for different organizational circumstances.

The fourth section examines the organisational development model, focusing on aspects of people management, how organisations develop and learn, and the role of the change agent in facilitating the change process. Throughout the book, reader activities are provided which allow practitioners and students to relate the issues outlined in each chapter to their own experience. These exercises are reinforced by the inclusion of recent case studies which further provide the reader with the opportunity to consider how theories of organisational change and different interventions have been used in real‐life situations. These case studies fall into two categories; the first looks at specific instances of interventions in organisational systems, and the second set examines case studies in organisational development. The style and content of the book are of an extremely high quality, indicating the book’s deserved reputation as a core textbook in this area. It combines coverage of academic and management theorists’ major contributions to the literature on the strategic management of organisational change, with practical descriptions of how the major theories and strategies of organisational change can be applied to real‐world organisational settings.