Strategic Revitalization: Managing the Challenges of Change (second edition)

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232 pp. With over ninety percent of new material, the author has changed the approach of his text to a more readable and practical direction, to be of use to both academics and man agers/administrators. The nine chapters explore various information, learning and development strategies for proactively managing and mastering the challenge of change; using open systems thinking and managing; the development of an active learning model to increase personal and organizational effectiveness; stimulating creativity for innovation; self-management strategies for behavioral change, increasing motivation, reaching goals, and learning actively over a lifetime; wellness and stress; organizational health promotion; the challenges of leadership; managing corporate culture; and the uses of human resources management/ development strategies for mastering the future challenges of change. CONTENTS: Preface; 1. The Challenge of Change; 2. The Open System; 3. A Framework for Active Learning; 4. Stimulating Creative Thinking for Innovation; 5. Self-Management, Part 1: Managing Behavior, Time and Other Priorities; 6. Self-Management, Part 2: Wellness and Stress; 7. Organizational Health Promotion; 8. The Leadership Challenge: Managing Culture 9. Human Resources: Meeting The Challenges of Change; References; Index. Show more