Leading Strategic Change: Bridging Theory and Practice

by Eric Flamholtz , Yvonne Randle

• ISBN13: 9780521849470
• ISBN10: 0521849470
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-07-21
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

Why do some companies continue to be successful while others experience difficulties and even failure? In Leading Strategic Change, Eric Flamholtz and Yvonne Randle demonstrate that the key to long-term organizational success is the ability to adapt to and manage different types of change. Drawing on over 30 years' consultancy experience within major firms, they combine theoretical and practical models of organizational change, together with a new theory of leadership, to build a framework for understanding, planning, and leading change. The scope and value of this framework is then shown in relation to nine real-world case studies, ranging from relatively small companies (IndyMac Bank, Infogix) to large multinationals (Starbucks, Westfield). The focus throughout is to provide practical guidance to those concerned with managing and leading change in organizations. This book is an excellent guide to the many lessons to be learned about successful organizational change.

Table of Contents

List of exhibits	p. vii
Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xv
An integrative framework for leading strategic and organizational change	p. 1
Understanding organizational change	p. 5
A framework for planning strategic and organizational change	p. 26
Leading change	p. 49
Leading strategic change in actual organizations	p. 67
Leading strategic and organizational change at Countrywide Financial Corporation	p. 69
Leading change at Starbucks Coffee Company	p. 86
Strategic marketing through HR interventions: a case study of Indian Oil Corporation	p. 99
The evolution of Stan Tashman and Associates	p. 123
Leading strategic and organizational change at IndyMac Bank	p. 136
Leading strategic and organizational change at Infogix	p. 155
Leading strategic and organizational change: the transformation of structure at Pardee Homes	p. 168
Leading strategic and organizational change at Tata Steel: the role of culture	p. 188
Leading strategic and organizational change at Westfield: transformation to a global enterprise	p. 205
Leading strategic change: lessons learned from practice	p. 227
Lessons and insights from case studies of change	p. 229
References for further reading on leading change	p. 253
Index	p. 258
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