Core values and organizational change : theory and practice

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Title:

Core values and organizational change : theory and practice

Author:

Whiteley, Alma M.

ISBN:

9789812569028

9789812569035

Personal Author:

Whiteley, Alma M.

Publication Information:

Singapore : World Scientific, c2007.

Physical Description:

xvi, 341 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Philosophy and business management -- 3. Modernism, status quo thinking and postmodernism -- 4. Spirit and soul -- 5. Complexity theory and managing change -- 6. What is change? : a new model of change -- 7. The core values model -- 8. The core values method -- 9. Changing mindsets -- 10. Culture-building and culture-binding -- 11. The ALSCO case study - the core values method in practice.

Abstract:

"This book is written for managers in organizations that practice western style of management. The central theme of the book is the importance of generating core values, vision and mission within an organization, extending core values of work into practical and concrete ways of infusing them into day-to-day activities at work. Many of the central ideas and theories of western style of management are questioned, and readers are introduced to theories of contemporary writers in the field. Based on a critical interpretation of theory, this practical book is distilled from the authors' experience in developing core values within a variety of organizations over the last decade."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Corporate culture.

Organizational change.

Added Author:

Whiteley, Jervis.

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This book is written for managers in organizations that practice western style of management. The central theme of the book is the importance of generating core values, vision and mission within an organization, extending core values of work into practical and concrete ways of infusing them into day-to-day activities at work.Many of the central ideas and theories of western style of management are questioned, and readers are introduced to theories of contemporary writers in the field.Based on a critical interpretation of theory, this practical book is distilled from the authors' experience in developing core values within a variety of organizations over the last decade.