Managing Change, Creativity and Innovation

Patrick Dawson is Emeritus Professor at the University of Aberdeen. He holds a PhD in Industrial Sociology from the University of Southampton and during his early career, worked at the University of Surrey and the University of Edinburgh.Constantine Andriopoulos is Professor of Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Associate Dean for MBA Programmes at Bayes Business School (formerly known as Cass), City, University of London. He holds a PhD in Marketing from the University of Strathclyde and has previously worked at the University of Strathclyde, the University of Aberdeen, Brunel University and Cardiff University.

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• PART ONE Setting the Scene: The Changing Landscape of Business Organizations1 Introduction2 The Process of Change, Creativity and Innovation3 A Brief History of Management Thought in the Development of Concepts, Theories and Business PracticePART TWO Change and Innovation in Organizations4 Classifying Theories of Organizational Change: A Brief Overview5 Change Management Practice: Choices, Lessons Learned and Key Considerations6 Human Dimensions: Readiness, Communication, Sensemaking and Culture7 People and Change: Power, Politics, Resistance and Temporal Frames8 Conventional Frameworks: Planning, Diagnostics and Sequence9 Interpretative Frameworks, Dialogical OD, the Learning Organization and Appreciative Inquiry10 The Processual Turn: Politics, Context and TimePART THREE Creativity, Innovation and Change in Organizations11 Creative Industries, Innovative Cities and Changing Worlds12 The Individual: Promoting Critical Thinking13 The Group: Nurturing Teamwork14 Fostering Creativity and Innovation: The Role of Organizational Structure, Systems, Resources and Culture15 The Leader: Promoting New Ideas at Work16 Conclusion