Managing Change provides the student with an understanding of and guide to managing the complexities of organisational change effectively. The techniques and methods that can be used are reviewed and discussed. Real-life case studies illustrate how these techniques happen in practice and problems and obstacles that can be encountered when managing a change program. These are set in the context of the development of organisational theory and strategy formulation INDICE Introduction 1. The rise and fall of the rational organisation 2. The rise of organisational theory 3. Developments in organisational theory 4. West v East: new paradigms, old questions 5. Organisational theory and managerial choice: the role of culture, power and politics 6. Theoretical Perspectives on Strategy Development and Change Management 7. Strategic management: choice and constraints 8. Approaches to change management 9. Case Studies in Strategy Development and Change Management 10. Case studies in strategic management 11. Case studies in changing internal relationships 12. Case studies in changing external relationships 13. Managing Choice 14. Managing choice - managing change 15. Management, change and choice Bibliography