| Title | : | The Limits of Organizational Change (Classics in Organization & Management) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.56 (990 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1560007680 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 124 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1995-01-01 |
| Genre | : |
The environment of modern organizations is so complex and volatile that we take for granted that organizational change is necessary for organizational survival. Yet the literature on organizations has for years described manifold obstacles to such change. First published in 1971, this book extracts from that literature and from experience a comprehensive yet concise overview of those barriers. Because these elements of the analysis are as valid now as when they were originally written, The Limits of Organizational Change is still widely read and cited nearly a quarter-century later.From the premises of this argument, Kaufman drew a number of conclusions about organizational survival and extinction, age and size, centralization and decentralization, and organizational evolution. Subsequent research and reflection induced him to refine and modify some of those inferences. The modifications are spelled out in a new preface that gives fresh relevance to his findings and his conjec
Editorial :
Some interesting sidelights:Model the crab problem as an M\M\k\1. As a text for a student, this book has some serious limitations in my view. Kaufman offers the strategies to do so through this book. This book fit perfectly to the purpose of my purchasethanks. The sad reality is that I can never be absolutely sure whether an author approaching me to read and review their books is sending me their own or someone else's stolen work.
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