Reframing Organizations
Subtitle: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership
By: Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal.
Contributors: Deal, Terrence E.
Edition: Fourth Edition
Series: The Jossey-Bass business & management series
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Published: 18 August 2008
Place of publication: San Francisco
Language: eng
Number of pages: 527
ISBN-13: 9780787987985; 9780787987992
Copyright date: 2008
Subjects: Management; Organizational behavior; Leadership
Description: This fourth edition maintains the lively and solid structure while offering a clear understanding and managing organizations. It is filled with new case examples such as Hurricane Katrina and profiles of great leaders such as Mother Theresa, Thomas Keller, and others.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: the power of reframing; title: Simple ideas, complex organizations; title: Getting organized; title: Structure and restructuring; title: Organizing groups and teams; title: People and organizations; title: Improving human resource management; title: Interpersonal and group dynamics; title: Power, conflict, and coalition; title: The manager as politician; title: Organizations as political arenas and political agents; title: Organizational symbols and culture; title: Culture in action; title: Organization as theater; title: Integrating frames for effective practice; title: Reframing in action: opportunities and perils; title: Reframing leadership; title: Reframing change in organizations: training, realigning, negotiating, grieving, and moving on; title: Reframing ethics and spirit; title: Bringing it all together: change and leadership in action; title: Epilogue: artistry, choice, and leadership.