Includes bibliographical references and index.

PART ONE Setting the Scene: The Changing Landscape of Business OrganizationsChapter One IntroductionChapter Two The Process of Change, Creativity and InnovationChapter Three A Brief History of Management Thought in the Development of Concepts, Theories and Business PracticePART TWO Change and Innovation in OrganizationsChapter Four Classifying Theories of Organizational ChangeChapter Five Change Management Practice: Choices, Lessons Learned and Key ConsiderationsChapter Six Human Dimensions: Readiness, Communication, Sensemaking and CultureChapter Seven People and Change: Power, Politics, Resistance, Time and TemporalityChapter Eight Conventional Frameworks: Planning, Diagnostics and SequenceChapter Nine Interpretative Frameworks, Dialogical OD, the Learning Organization and Appreciative InquiryChapter Ten The Processual Turn: Politics, Context and TimePART THREE Creativity, Innovation and Change in OrganizationsChapter Eleven Creative Industries, Innovative Cities and Changing WorldsChapter Twelve The Individual: Promoting Critical ThinkingChapter Thirteen The Group: Nurturing TeamworkChapter Fourteen The Contextual Environment: Structure, Systems, Resources and CultureChapter Fifteen The Leader: Promoting New Ideas at WorkChapter Sixteen Conclusion

This work provides an integrative overview of the concepts of change, creativity and innovation, as Patrick Dawson and Constantine Andriopoulos define, explain and use plentiful examples and case studies to take the student through the essential theories and business processes. This bestselling text brings a fresh and unique approach to managing organizational change, taking the view that change, creativity and innovation are interconnected. It offers a strong theoretical understanding of change, creativity and innovation along with practical guidance and ideas for organizational change and development. The fourth edition comes with: lots of brand-new case studies and examples from around the world extra content on innovation and technology extended discussion and an additional chapter on the people aspects of change that includes culture, sensemaking and temporality Written in an engaging and accessible style, this books is essential for those studying organizational change management or creativity and innovation.