{"product_id":"discontinuous-change-isbn-9780787900427","title":"Discontinuous Change","description":"Explores the practical lessons learned from internationally renowned companies to bring about lasting and fundamental organizational transformation, providing a useful set of field-tested concepts and techniques for anyone seeking to promote change. In-depth interviews with such key corporate change leaders as Bob Allen of AT\u0026amp;T and Jamie Houghton of Corning, Inc., provide valuable insight and firsthand advice on the role CEOs and leadership teams can play in organizational transformation. THE CHANGING NATURE OF CHANGE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Change Leadership: Core Competency for the Twenty-First Century (D.Nadler \u0026amp; R. Shaw).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Types of Organizational Change: From Incremental Improvement toDiscontinuous Transformation (D. Nadler \u0026amp; M. Tushman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Challenge of Discontinuous Change (D. Nadler \u0026amp; M.Tushman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e THE PRACTICE OF DISCONTINUOUS CHANGE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Fundamentals of Change Management (K. Morris \u0026amp; C.Raben).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Essence of Discontinuous Change: Leadership, Identity, andArchitecture (R. Shaw).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Staging Discontinuous Change (A. Walton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sustaining Change: Creating the Resilient Organization (M. Marks\u0026amp; R. Shaw).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e KEY LEVERAGE POINTS FOR DISCONTINUOUS CHANGE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Generative Strategy: Crafting Competitive Advantage (A.Walton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Organizational Architecture: Designing for High Performance (D.Nadler).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Transformative Culture: Shaping the Informal Organization (A.Walton).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Business Processes: Embracing the Logic and Limits of Reengineering(R. Shaw \u0026amp; M. Maletz).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Executive Development: Finding and Growing Champions of Change (R.Ketterer \u0026amp; M. Chayes).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e LEADING CHANGE.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Beyond the Heroic Leader (D. Nadler).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Emerging Role of the CEO (J. Heilpern).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A \"Virtual\" Interview with Five Change Leaders (R. Shaw, etal.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Conclusion: The Lessons of Discontinuous Change (R. Shaw \u0026amp; A.Walton). \"Few executives expect the future to be more stable than thepresent. Yet, few have seriously begun the long journey ofrethinking and redesigning themselves and their organizations forthe future. For those who have, Discontinuous Change, while noteliminating the inevitable uncertainty that is part of the journey,can at least make it less perilous and vastly more comprehensible.For those who have not, the insights and methods presented by DavidNadler and his associates will, hopefully, engAnder the courage toembark.\" (Peter M. Senge, director of the Center for OrganizationalLearning, MIT's Sloan School of Management and author of The FifthDiscipline)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"This book addresses the most important challenge facing seniorexecutives today--the management of change. David Nadler and hiscolleagues at Delta have done a terrific job of drawing from theirextensive experience to develop powerful, original, and highlyuseful strategies for action. A compelling 'must read' for theleadership of American enterprises.\" (Paul A. Allaire, chairman\u0026amp; CEO, Xerox Corporation) \u003cb\u003eDAVID A. NADLER, ROBERT B. SHAW\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eA. ELISE WALTON\u003c\/b\u003e are members of Delta Consulting Group, a New York-based firm whose practice focuses on the management of strategic organizational change. Nadler and Shaw are coauthors (with Marc S. Gerstein) of \u003ci\u003eOrganizational Architecture: Designs for Changing Organizations\u003c\/i\u003e (Jossey-Bass 1992). Nadler is also coauthor (with David Kearns) of \u003ci\u003eProphets in the Dark: How Xerox Reinvented Itself and Beat Back the Japanese\u003c\/i\u003e (1993).  Explores the practical lessons learned from internationally renowned companies to bring about lasting and fundamental organizational transformation, providing a useful set of \"field-tested\" concepts and techniques for anyone seeking to promote change. In-depth interviews with such key corporate change leaders as Bob Allen of AT\u0026amp;T and Jamie Houghton of Corning, Inc., provide valuable insight and firsthand advice on the role CEOs and leadership teams can play in organizational transformation.  How have leaders of change in companies like American Express, AT\u0026amp;T, Ford, and Xerox successfully navigated the often frightening and turbulent seas of large-scale change? Based on the authors' ten years of consulting experience with corporations facing organizational upheavals, \u003ci\u003eDiscontinuous Change\u003c\/i\u003e is designed to build a diagnostic framework for understanding, managing, and evaluating change. The authors explore the key issues of effective leadership, culture change, motivating employees and overcoming resistance, and finding ways to sustain competitiveness by initiating, not just responding to, change.  \u003cp\u003e\"Few executives expect the future to be more stable than the present. Yet, few have seriously begun the long journey of rethinking and redesigning themselves and their organizations for the future. For those who have, \u003ci\u003eDiscontinuous Change\u003c\/i\u003e, while not eliminating the inevitable uncertainty that is part of the journey, can at least make it less perilous and vastly more comprehensible. For those who have not, the insights and methods presented by David Nadler and his associates will, hopefully, engAnder the courage to embark.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003ePeter M. Senge\u003c\/b\u003e, director of the Center for Organizational Learning, MIT's Sloan School of Management and author of The Fifth Disciple\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jossey-Bass","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989073510629,"sku":"NP9780787900427","price":69.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780787900427.jpg?v=1761782685","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/discontinuous-change-isbn-9780787900427","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}