Synopses & Reviews
Praise for the First Edition:
An excellent range of subjects... this book challenges us to face ourselves and our own addictive patterns and to question how we may be colluding with the addictions of our client organizations.' - Management Education and Development
Following on from its successful predecessor, Managing Innovation and Change explores procedures for managing innovation, opening organizational cultures and developing organizational systems and staff.
The readings present key writings by well-known international contributors who collectively present an accessible account of ways to develop and sustain an innovative organisation. The book is split into six sections which introduce the reader to the changed business context, new ways of managing people, policies and practices for managing innovation, the role of partnerships and networks, some contrasting ways of restructuring organisations and the impact of technology.
Managing Innovation and Change illustrates the variety of thinking about innovation in organisations and describes strategies and practical procedures for dealing with innovation and change. It offers a timely overview of the management of innovation in a changing environment.
The book is a Reader for The Open University Business School MBA course Creativity, Innovation and Change.
Jane Henry and David Mayle Co-Chair The Open University Creativity, Innovation and Change masters course. Jane is an applied psychologist and David a physicist by background. Both have been writing for, training and consulting to public, private and voluntary organisations for over twenty years.
Synopsis
Praise for the First Edition:
An excellent range of subjects... this book challenges us to face ourselves and our own addictive patterns and to question how we may be colluding with the addictions of our client organizations.' - Management Education and Development
Following on from its successful predecessor, Managing Innovation and Change explores procedures for managing innovation, opening organizational cultures and developing organizational systems and staff.
The readings present key writings by well-known international contributors who collectively present an accessible account of ways to develop and sustain an innovative organisation. The book is split into six sections which introduce the reader to the changed business context, new ways of managing people, policies and practices for managing innovation, the role of partnerships and networks, some contrasting ways of restructuring organisations and the impact of technology.
Managing Innovation and Change illustrates the variety of thinking about innovation in organisations and describes strategies and practical procedures for dealing with innovation and change. It offers a timely overview of the management of innovation in a changing environment.
The book is a Reader for The Open University Business School MBA course Creativity, Innovation and Change.
Jane Henry and David Mayle Co-Chair The Open University Creativity, Innovation and Change masters course. Jane is an applied psychologist and David a physicist by background. Both have been writing for, training and consulting to public, private and voluntary organisations for over twenty years.
Synopsis
Praise for the First Edition:
an excellent range of subjects... this book challenges us to face ourselves and our own addictive patterns and to question how we may be colluding with the addictions of our client organisations.' - Management Education and Development
Following on from its highly successful predecessor, Jane Henry brings together a distinguished group of international contributors who collectively represent a new approach to management. This work introduces the reader to key works on creativity, innovation and change, style, new approaches to learning, development and sustainability, enabling students and lecturers to obtain an overview of the area of managing innovation and change.