Part 1: The rise and fall of the rational organisation. 1. From trial and error to the science of management -- 2. Developments in organisation theory -- 3. In search of new paradigms -- 4. Critical perspectives on organisation theory -- 5. Culture, power, politics and choice -- Part 2: Strategy development: theory, practice and choice. 6. Approaches to strategy -- 7. Applying strategy -- Part 3: Managing Change: past, present and future. 8. Change management: fundamental questions for organisations -- 9. Planned change and organization development (OD) -- 10. Developments in change management -- 11. A framework for change -- Part 4: Managing choice. 12. Organisational change and managerial choice -- Part 1: The choice process and the trajectory process -- 13. Organisational change and managerial choice -- Part 2: The change process -- 14. Management, leadership and change.

This text provides management students and practising managers with an understanding of, and a guide to, managing the complexities of organizational change effectively. It discusses the techniques and methods that can be used to aid such change.