{"product_id":"francois-pichault-change-management-towards-polyphony-case-studies-9782804176730","title":"Change management : towards polyphony : case studies","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis book develops a \u003cb\u003ecritical view on the main current theories in change management\u003c\/b\u003e.\n Most of them offer partial explanations: the planning model considers\n change as a linear process, in which design necessarily precedes implementation;\n the contingent model is essentially focused on contextual pressures; the political\n model is mainly concerned with power games, often leading to the dilution of\n change, etc.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book proposes an \u003cb\u003eoriginal combination of these models\u003c\/b\u003e by referring to the\n actor-network theory, a french sociological perspective. Thanks to \u003cb\u003enumerous case\n studies\u003c\/b\u003e, it provides the reader with a \u003cb\u003erich and concrete understanding\u003c\/b\u003e of the main\n phenomena linked to any change process. It leads to a \u003cb\u003emultidimensional grid\u003c\/b\u003e\n for assessing change processes and pleads for \u003cb\u003ethe adoption of a \"polyphonic\"\n management style\u003c\/b\u003e, in which the interests of the various stakeholders concerned\n directly contribute to the design of the project.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DE BOECK SUP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53916040823126,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0925\/5829\/5382\/files\/product_image_9782804176730_1.jpg?v=1779208256","url":"https:\/\/www.momoxbooks.com\/products\/francois-pichault-change-management-towards-polyphony-case-studies-9782804176730","provider":"momoxbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}