CHAPTER 12 – RESISTANCE TO CHANGE
FOR STUDENTS
Annotated web links to books referenced in each chapter
1. Book title: Organizational misbehaviour
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Organizational-Misbehaviour-Professor-StephenAckroyd/dp/0803987366/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251795136&sr=1-1
Imagine if we taught and studied organizational misbehaviour – this would be the
recommended reading.
2. Book title: Organisational change: sociological perspectives
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Organisational-Change-Sociological-DavidCollins/dp/0415171563/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251795387&sr=1-1
If you are unfamiliar with sociology this book offers a refreshingly different perspective on
organisational change.
3. Book title: Managing at the speed of change
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Managing-Speed-Change-ResilientManagers/dp/0471974943/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251795317&sr=1-1
The author draws upon both his counselling and consultancy background to offer a
balanced account of managing change.
4. Book title: Understanding organizational change: the contemporary experience of people at
work
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Organizational-Change-ContemporaryExperience/dp/0761971602/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1251795822&sr=1-6
This book presents a good overview of relevant literature alongside interesting research
informed insights.
Annotated web links to journal article abstracts referenced in the chapter
1. Article title: Kurt Lewin and the planned approach to change: A re-appraisal
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/joms/2004/00000041/00000006/art00004?crawl
er=true
This is a scholarly re-appraisal of Lewin’s contribution by a leading authority on managing
change.
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2. Article title: Writing the left out of management theory: the historiography of the
management of change
http://org.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/6/1/81
A fascinating and provocative account of how the work of three leading change scholars has
been misrepresented by management academics.
3. Article title: Influence of participation in strategic change: resistance, organizational
commitment and change goal achievement
http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a713704047
Interesting contemporary research based paper highlighting relationships between
resistance and participation.
4. Article title: The (non)sense of organizational change: an essai about universal management
hypes, sick consultancy metaphors and healthy organization theories.
http://oss.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/25/7/1205
This is an unashamedly polemical paper which is a joy to read.
Annotated web links to tools, techniques and professional bodies.
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Resistance checklist: best practices in managing change
http://www.change-management.com/tutorial-checklist-resistance.htm
This website offers practical guidance on how to manage the ‘problem’ of resistance to
change.
2. The Kurt Lewin Institute
http://www.kurtlewininstitute.nl/
The content is limited but the website offers useful background information about Kurt
Lewin.
3. Managing change successfully: six layers of resistance
http://www.projectsmart.co.uk/managing-change-successfully-six-layers-of-resistance.html
This managerialist account of resistance offers an interesting project management
perspective.
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