Essential Strategies for Organizational and Systems Change: An Overview for Consultants

This book provides a comprehensive overview of theories and strategic approaches to organizational and systems change, focusing on success, improvement, and survival. It offers practical mental models and examples and is an invaluable resource for those entering or progressing in the field.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 175 pages
Publication date: 27 December 2022
Publisher: American Psychological Association

Organizational and systems change is a central domain of expertise for consulting psychologists and other professional consultants, necessitating a nuanced understanding of human organizations, cultures, and societies. This comprehensive book explores a diverse range of strategies and principles integral to organizational and systems change, encompassing general systems theory, chaos and complexity theory, organizational development and change management, organizational and personal learning, psychodynamics and covert processes, and emerging areas of interest such as the integration of positive psychology, appreciative inquiry, behavioral theory, and neuropsychology into the practice of organizational and systems change.

Essential Strategies for Organizational and Systems Change provides a thorough and comprehensive exploration of the research foundations and complexities associated with driving and achieving large-scale human systems change. While the authors examine interventions at the individual, group, and organizational/systems levels, the ultimate goal of these efforts is to promote organizational and system success, improvement, and survival.

The authors offer a comprehensive overview of theories and strategic approaches in this field, tracing their historical development, evidence-based support, practical mental models, illustrative examples of their application, and comprehensive references to deepen the reader's understanding of the discussed concepts. This book serves as an invaluable reference resource for individuals seeking to enter or advance in the field of organizational consulting.

Dimension: 229 x 152 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781433837876