Managing Organizational Growth and Development through Change

This book is an essential read for today's rapidly changing globalized business setting. Integrating current theories and practices, it provides a pragmatic insight into the aspects of organizational change and development. It also evaluates the key concerns underlying the dynamics of change and implements a framework to maximize value-based development in any organization for its growth. A must-have title for all business and management students, this textbook offers a comprehensive account of the theory, practice, and research related to change management and organizational development. It illuminates the areas affecting the growth of an organization, such as Mergers and Acquisitions, Quality Management, Performance Management, and Organizational Health Survey and concepts have been supplemented with an abundance of figures, tables, industry examples, and flow charts to ensure clarity and better understanding. It comprehensively covers recent literature and future trends in change management and organization development. This book will be useful to students, academics, management researchers, and industry professionals in the field of general management, organizational behaviour, human resource management, and organizational development. An engaging, jargon-free, and practical text, it will also be an extremely useful resource for corporate managers, trainers, and practitioners.

Ratan Raina held several important positions such as Director General of Dev Bhoomi Group of Institutions, Dehradun, India (now a University), Director-cum-Chief Executive of Sri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Technology and Science, Dehradun, India (now a University), and Dean of Graphic Era Deemed University, Dehradun, India. Before switching over to academics, he worked with the aluminium giant Hindalco, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, at the senior management level. Dr Raina was selected by the Government of India to head an international educational exchange program with Canada. He has been awarded by the Government of India (Ministry of Defence) for conceptual thinking, analytical skills, and excellence in academic planning at the Officers' Training Academy, a prestigious military academy of the country. He was commissioned in the 4/9 Gorkha Rifles (The CHINDITS) and served the nation for nearly three decades.

PART I: OVERVIEW OF ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE 1. Managing Organizational Growth and Development through Change: An Overview 2. Models of Change 3. Leading and Managing of Change 4. Resistance to Change PART II: OVERVIEW AND PROCESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 5. Organizational Development 6. Organizational Diagnosis: A Management Tool to Change to Achieve Organizational Growth 7. OD Intervention 8. Role of Change Leaders and Change Agents for Managing Change 9. Role of a Leader in Managing Organizational Growth PART III: HUMAN PROCESS INTERVENTION. 10. Team Building 11. Performance Management: An Intervention Tool for Organizational Growth 12. Role of Communication in Managing Change PART IV: HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT INTERVENTION 13. Management of Power, Politics, and Conflict during the Change Process 14. Managing Stress during Organizational Change PART V: TECHNOSTRUCTURAL INTERVENTION 15. Organizational Structure and Change 16. Organizational Growth through Quality Management Techniques PART VI: STRATEGIC INTERVENTION 17. Organization Growth through Mergers and Acquisitions 18. Change Management and Organization Culture PART VII: LATEST TRENDS IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 19. Organizational Health Survey 20. Knowledge Management