Overview
First handbook to analyze and offer a comprehensive view of the field from a personal, historical, and biographical approach
Provides an in-depth review of the ideas of prominent organizational change thinkers
Provides an unbiased view of the enduring theories and models of organizational change
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About this book
This book will be the first of its kind—the go-to source for learning about the research and practice of organizational change from those who invented, built, and advanced the field. By analyzing this across time, the editors offer a schematic, impartial review of the enduring thoughts of each era and how the unique characteristics of each time period has influenced their work.
This comprehensive handbook will help researchers, students, and practitioners to develop their change management skill sets, and provide the young professional with concepts, theories, and models that can easily be applied to the workplace to lead change more effectively.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
William A. Pasmore, Ph.D., is a Professor of Practice at Teachers College, Columbia University and Senior Vice President at the Center for Creative Leadership. As a thought leader in the field of organization development, he has published twenty-eight books including Leading Continuous Change, Designing Effective Organizations,Creating Strategic Change, Relationships that Enable Enterprise Change and Sociotechnical Systems: A Sourcebook. He served as editor of the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science and, along with Richard Woodman, was the founding co-editor of the annual series, Research in Organizational Change and Development.
Mary A. Barnes is Research and Teaching Assistant at George Washington University, USA. An organizational change expert for over 15 years, Mary has managed projects of all sizes as both an internal and external consultant and provides coaching, consulting, and training to leaders, teams, and change agents. Her unique and customizable methodology for change includes experiential change strategies and utilization of internal implementation teams. She is pursuing a PhD in Human and Organizational Learning at George Washington University, USA.
Asha N. Gipson is an independent OD consultant specializing in leadership development, group dynamics, and experiential learning. She is currently pursuing her PhD in Social-Organizational Psychology at Teachers College, Columbia University. Since starting her PhD program, Asha has taught, coached, trained, and consulted with undergraduates, graduate students, and executives. Her research interests focus on social identity with an emphasis on Black, female, and/or millennial populations, group/team effectiveness, and organizational development interventions. In addition to her studies, she also teaches courses on group dynamics and industrial-organizational psychology. A past Fulbright grantee to the Czech Republic, Asha received her B.A. in psychology from Pomona College and her M.A. in organizational psychology from Columbia University. She currently serves on the executive committee of the New York Center for the Study of Groups, Organizations, and Social Systems, an affiliate of the A.K. Rice Institute.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Palgrave Handbook of Organizational Change Thinkers
Editors: David B. Szabla
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49820-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Springer Reference Business and Management, Reference Module Humanities and Social Sciences, Reference Module Business, Economics and Social Sciences
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-49820-1Due: 26 June 2021
Topics: Organization, Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology
Industry Sectors: Automotive, Biotechnology, Chemical Manufacturing, Consumer Packaged Goods, Engineering, Finance, Business & Banking, Pharma