Organizational Change in Transition Societies

by Langer, Josef; Alfirevic, Niksa; Pavicic, Jurica

• ISBN13: 9780754644644
• ISBN10: 0754644642
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-01
• Publisher: Ashgate Pub Co

Summary

This book discusses change management paradigms with special reference to examples and cases from the transition societies in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). The first chapter analyses developments and trends in the wider societal context of Central and Eastern Europe. Theoretical perspectives are applied to understand the processes of transition and EU accession in Central and Eastern Europe. Following the second and third chapters, the most frequently used tools and procedures of change management are analysed from the perspective of a CEE organization. The special advantage of the text to the potential readership is the integration of 'macro' (societal) and 'micro' (organizational) points of view towards understanding change. The text also provides real-life examples and perspectives of understanding and managing change from Central and Eastern Europe, which helps the reader to grasp the wider political, economic and societal context(s) of the CEE region.

Table of Contents

List of Figures	vii
List of Tables	ix
Foreword	xi
Change and Society	1	(34)
The self and the organization in changing societies	1	(2)
Individuals, social entities and change	3	(5)
Theories of social change: modernization, transition and transformation	8	(6)
A macro-regional approach to transition in Central and Eastern Europe	14	(3)
Patterns of change in Central and Eastern Europe	17	(18)
Case study: Caritas Internationalis and social change in the countries in transition	21	(14)
Change and Organizations	35	(56)
Models and processes of organizational change and innovation	35	(19)
Organizational change and strategy in context	54	(5)
The `tangible side' of change in organizations: `The tech' of organizational change	59	(5)
The `human side' of change in organizations: Culture and politics of organizational change	64	(6)
Roles and actors in organizational change	70	(21)
Case study: SAP AG	75	(16)
The Challenges of Change in the Organizational Life Cycle: Strategic and Structural Perspectives	91	(66)
Organization and change: The life cycle perspective	91	(5)
The enthusiastic/entrepreneurial stage: Organization as an innovation	96	(15)
Stage of growth and development: Formalization of change	111	(21)
The `adult' (mature) stage: Seeking a way out of the bureaucratic organization	132	(3)
In search of the `holy grail' of organizational longevity: Changing toward a learning organization	135	(22)
Case study: Dealing with the challenge of change in the CA IB Corporate Finance Advisory and Equity Capital Markets	145	(12)
Selected Tools for Changing Organizations	157	(38)
Change diagnostics	157	(8)
Learning how to change	165	(9)
Selected tools for changing organizations	174	(21)
Case study: CATI -- Provider of change-related insights and techniques to enterprises in the region	181	(14)
Epilogue: The Change Perspectives: Lessons Learned from Central and Eastern Europe	195	(4)
Index	199