Managing Change in Organizations

Stefan Sveningsson is Professor of Business Administration at the School of Economics and Management, Lund University. He has been visiting researcher at Cardiff Business School, Melbourne University, University of Sydney and Auckland Business School.

Nadja Sörgärde is a senior lecturer in Business Administration at the School of Economics and Management, Lund University. She has been a visiting scholar at the University of Queensland and University of Technology Sydney. Her research focus is organizational change, culture and identity and she has studied change processes in the private as well as the third sector. She is a respected lecturer and has received prize for her pedagogical engagements.

Introduction
Perspectives on Change
Why Organizational Change?
The Tool-based Perspective: Planned Change and Organizational Development
The Tool-based Perspective: Integrated Organizational Models
The Process Perspective: Focus on Interpretations and Understandings
The Process Perspective: The Importance of Language
The Critical Perspective of Change
The Complexity of Resistance
Managing Organizational Change: Practical Lessons and Key Insights