Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation 4/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 Chapter One Introduction Chapter Two The Process of Change, Creativity and Innovation Chapter Three A Brief History of Management Thought in the Development of Concepts, Theories and Business Practice PART TWO Change and Innovation in Organizations Chapter Four Classifying Theories of Organizational Change Chapter Five Change Management Practice: Choices, Lessons Learned and Key Considerations Chapter Six Human Dimensions: Readiness, Communication, Sensemaking and Culture Chapter Seven People and Change: Power, Politics, Resistance, Time and Temporality Chapter Eight Conventional Frameworks: Planning, Diagnostics and Sequence Chapter Nine Interpretative Frameworks, Dialogical OD, the Learning Organization and Appreciative Inquiry Chapter Ten The Processual Turn: Politics, Context and Time PART THREE Creativity, Innovation and Change in Organizations Chapter Eleven Creative Industries, Innovative Cities and Changing Worlds Chapter Twelve The Individual: Promoting Critical Thinking Chapter Thirteen The Group: Nurturing Teamwork Chapter Fourteen The Contextual Environment: Structure, Systems, Resources and Culture Chapter Fifteen The Leader: Promoting New Ideas at Work Chapter Sixteen Conclusion