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Contents
3 The transformation perspective 37
Introduction 37
New ‘rules for the organizational game’ 38
Changing organizations 41
Transforming the organization 46
The value-added organization 49
The network organization 58
Conclusion 60
Exercises 60

Part II Theories of organization change

4 Theories of change: traditional models 63
Introduction 63
The ‘clinical’ approach 67
Linear approaches 68
Systems theory 72
Emergent approaches to change 73
Conclusion 77
Exercises 77
5 Theories of change: critical perspectives 78

Introduction 78
Emerging thinking about organizational change 81
Critical theory 81
Postmodernism 83
Complexity theory 84
Experience-based design 89
Social movements and large-scale change 89

The evolution of theory about organization change 91
Conclusion 92
Exercises 92

6 Theories of change: strategic management models 93
Introduction 93
Strategic management: the resource-based view 93
The level of ambition 95
Radical or transformational change 97
Conclusion 103
Exercises 104

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