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Organizational Development Summaries

The way we work today differs widely from how our parents worked and how our children will work. In this environment of constant flux, how can your firm stay abreast of the necessary changes? Learn how to successfully structure and develop your business.

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Built for Growth
 

Arthur Rubinfeld and Collins Hemingway

Wharton School Publishing, 2005

(8)

Catalyst Code
 

David S. Evans and Richard Schmalensee

Harvard Business Review Press, 2007

(8)

Confidence
 

Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Crown, 2004

(6)

Data Driven
 

Thomas C. Redman

Harvard Business Review Press, 2008

(8)

Effective Internal Communication
 

Lyn Smith

Kogan Page, 2005

(5)

Employees First, Customers Second
 

Vineet Nayar

Harvard Business Review Press, 2010

(8)

Executing Your Strategy
 

Mark Morgan et al.

Harvard Business Review Press, 2007

(8)

Flawed Advice and the Management Trap
 

Chris Argyris

Oxford UP, 2000

(6)

Freedom from Command & Control
 

John Seddon

Productivity Press, 2005

(8)

Getting Bigger by Growing Smaller
 

Joel M. Shulman and Thomas T. Stallkamp

FT Prentice Hall, 2004

(8)

Great Business Teams
 

Howard M. Guttman

John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2008

(8)

Growth Gamble
 

Andrew Campbell and Robert Park

Nicholas Brealey Publishing, 2005

(8)

How to Grow Leaders
 

John Adair

Kogan Page, 2005

(9)

Improving the Performance of Government Employees
 

Stewart Liff

AMACOM, 2011

(8)

Intangible Capital
 

Mary Adams and Michael Oleksak

Praeger, 2010

(7)

Joy at Work
 

Dennis W. Bakke

Pear Press, 2005

(8)

Leading Change
 

John P. Kotter

Harvard Business Review Press, 1996

(9)

Light Their Fire
 

Susan M. Drake et al.

Kaplan Publishing, 2005

(8)

Making Innovation Work
 

Tony Davila et al.

Wharton School Publishing, 2005

(9)

Making Strategy Work
 

Lawrence G. Hrebiniak

Wharton School Publishing, 2005

(8)

Management
 

Peter F. Drucker

HarperBusiness, 2008

(10)

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Organizational Development

Organizational change and development is inevitable in just about every company. The degree to which change occurs depends on the circumstances. Some organizations undergo radical changes when they decide to pursue different business objects or a new CEO comes aboard. Companies that move personnel to other departments or discontinue a line of products typically experience less dramatic changes. Nevertheless, change management is a fundamental part of an organization’s overall strategic game plan.

How well you manage change largely depends on your knowledge and preparation. Not surprisingly, many prominent companies worldwide have come to rely on getAbstract to supply the vital information that helps facilitate organizational change. Our summaries break down the components of change management so your company can make an orderly transition. getAbstract’s skilled business writers extract the key points from the most popular books and deliver them to you in concise five-page summaries.

Change Is Scary

Regardless of the reasons that are motivating your organization’s transition, accomplishing change will not be easy. Employees grow comfortable in their roles and routines and change represents an unwelcome disruption. Rather than viewing change simply as a component of growth and development, most people are scared of the unknown and reluctant to embrace new opportunities and challenges.

Fortunately, getAbstract offers plenty of sound advice for dealing with your workforce and any other issues that may arise during your transition. Executives and managers in charge of leading change will also discover the benefits of exploring our library of relevant knowledge.

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