Core Values and Organizational Change: Theory and Practice [Paperback]

Alma Whiteley (Author), Jervis Whiteley (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 9812569030 | ISBN-13: 978-9812569035 | Publication Date: December 28, 2006

This book is written for managers in organizations that practice western style of management. The central theme of the book is the importance of generating core values, vision and mission within an organization, extending core values of work into practical and concrete ways of infusing them into day-to-day activities at work.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"In this book, Whiteley and Whiteley produce a refreshing link between the philosophical foundations of human organizations, from Aristotle to post-modernism to notions about the relationship between organizational actors and change. Most important the book situates the core values model of change to enhance its usefulness to both academics and professional change agents alike. It is an academic work that has practical value."Dr Joseph E GarciaWestern Washington University, USA"Behind the academic title I found a courageous, stimulating, and exceptionally timely book. At a time when practitioners of management are bombarded with simplistic, 'sound-bite' metaphors and dry, descriptive analysis, this book delves into such fundamental questions as 'How did things turn out to be the way they are in the modern organization?' and 'how can managers infuse meaning into an organization to overcome alienation?'Crucially, the authors deliver on both counts -- by providing the much-needed context that is lacking in much of today's management literature; and by showing admirable breadth in visiting other disciplines for cutting-edge yet highly relevant ideas. The result is a must-read for HR, strategy and change management professionals who seek to lay the foundation for successful and sustainable change in their organizations. In addition, for those who are exploring or being thrust into cross-cultural management and communications, the book offers a compact yet deeply inspired tool for taking stock of the paradigms and assumptions that inform our own, Western thinking on managing organizations."Martin KralikResearch DirectorInnovAsia -- Asian Business ResearchINSEAD

Product Details

• Paperback: 360 pages
• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing (December 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 9812569030
• ISBN-13: 978-9812569035
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,053,951 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Alma was appointed Professor in International Human Resource Management in 1996. She works in the Graduate School of Business, within the Curtin Business School, in Perth, Western Australia.

She started work as as a shop floor worker at 16 and has always had a passion for how organizations manage and reward workers. As a mature student she took her BA in Education at Teesside Polytechnic (UK) followed by the Diploma in Personnel Management (IPM) and her doctorate in Education from Newcastle University in 1987.

She started writing at City Polytecnic University in Hong Kong and moved to Curtin University in 1990. "Managing Change: A Core Values Approach" was one of the first books in this field and very successful.By next year - 2010 - she will have supervised and graduated 25 doctoral students.

Alma currently has 6 books in print and "Engaging with the Workforce:
Research methods for managers" will be published in 2010.