Organization Change: Theory and Practice: Second Edition

Provides an overview of the theoretical and research foundation for our understanding of organization change, including the nature and types of change organizations experience. This work reviews various models, and uses cases to demonstrate how the models can be used to diagnose change issues in organizations. The author reviews various models, including the one developed by Burke and Litwin, and uses cases to demonstrate how the models can be used to diagnose change issues in organizations. Emphasizing planned, revolutionary change over the gradual, evolutionary change organizations typically experience, Burke combines and integrates theory and research with application for insight into all aspects of organization change.