Building on the success of the first edition, this text is designed to cater for change modules on HR and business degree programmes at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. "Managing Change": explores how and why change occurs, and how this process can be managed effectively. It offers a critical perspective, challenging the main assumptions in this area and ensuring that the complexity of the subject is understood. New to this edition: increased depth and breadth including new chapters on Perspectives, Power and Politics, Ethics, Agents and Agency, HRM, and,Evaluation. Revised, more logical structure: the book will be divided into parts for easy navigation and the chapters will be restructured to reflect strategic, group and individual change Critical perspective balanced with an improved learning features to make the text more accessible including an appendix featuring 20 popular change management techniques. Revised final chapter focused on evaluating the practice and theory of change management, concluding many of the debates introduced in the text Online resources. For tutors: Lecturer's Guide including commentary on questions and cases in the book PowerPoint slides. There are additional case studies for students, and annotated weblinks.

Author Biography

Mark Hughes Senior lecturer in Organisational Behaviour in Brighton Business School Teaches change management on a range of postgraduate and professional programmes Former course leader of the MA Change management Works with large public service organisations facilitating change