Record details

• ISBN: 1555422993
• ISBN: 9781555422998
• ISBN: 155542323X
• ISBN: 9781555423230
• ISBN: 015542323X
• Physical Description: xxvi, 492 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Publisher: San Francisco : Jossey-Bass, 1991.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-480) and indexes.

Formatted Contents Note:

Part 1: Making sense of organizations -- Introduction: The power of reframing -- Simple ideas, complex organizations -- Part 2: The structural frame -- Getting organized -- Structuring and restructuring -- Organizing groups and teams -- Part 3: The human resource frame -- People and organizations -- Interpersonal and group dynamics -- Improving human resource management -- Part 4: The political frame -- Power, conflict, and coalitions -- The manager as politician -- Organizations as political arenas and political tools -- Part 5: The symbolic frame -- Organizational culture and symbols -- The organization as theater -- Organizational culture in action -- Part 6: Improving leadership practice -- Integrating organizational theories -- Integrating frames for effective practice -- Choosing a frame: the power of scenarios -- Reframing change: training and realignment -- Reframing change: conflict and loss -- Reframing leadership -- Leaders as architects and catalysts -- Leaders as advocates and prophets -- Epilogue: artistry, choice, and leadership.

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Also issued online.

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Subject:

Management.
Organizational behavior.
Leadership.
Organization and Administration.
Risk Management.

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