Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation 5/e

Patrick Dawson is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen. He holds a PhD in Industrial Sociology from the University of Southampton and during his early career, worked at the University of Surrey and the University of Edinburgh. Constantine Andriopoulos is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Associate Dean for MBA Programmes at Bayes Business School (formerly known as Cass), City, University of London. He holds a PhD in Marketing from the University of Strathclyde and has previously worked at the University of Strathclyde, the University of Aberdeen, Brunel University and Cardiff University.

PART ONE Setting the Scene: The Changing Landscape of Business Organizations 1 Introduction 2 The Process of Change, Creativity and Innovation 3 A Brief History of Management Thought in the Development of Concepts, Theories and Business Practice PART TWO Change and Innovation in Organizations 4 Classifying Theories of Organizational Change: A Brief Overview 5 Change Management Practice: Choices, Lessons Learned and Key Considerations 6 Human Dimensions: Readiness, Communication, Sensemaking and Culture 7 People and Change: Power, Politics, Resistance and Temporal Frames 8 Conventional Frameworks: Planning, Diagnostics and Sequence 9 Interpretative Frameworks, Dialogical OD, the Learning Organization and Appreciative Inquiry 10 The Processual Turn: Politics, Context and Time PART THREE Creativity, Innovation and Change in Organizations 11 Creative Industries, Innovative Cities and Changing Worlds 12 The Individual: Promoting Critical Thinking 13 The Group: Nurturing Teamwork 14 Fostering Creativity and Innovation: The Role of Organizational Structure, Systems, Resources and Culture 15 The Leader: Promoting New Ideas at Work 16 Conclusion