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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Gerry Randell , John ToplisPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Weight: 0.453kg ISBN: 9781138249172ISBN 10: 1138249173 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 19 October 2016 Audience: Professional and scholarly , College/higher education , Professional & Vocational , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsAbout the Authors; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 The Need for Organizational Diagnosis and Treatment; Chapter 2 The Lure of ‘Fashionable Solutions’; Chapter 3 Describing and Understanding How Organizations Work; Chapter 4 Preparing to Diagnose and Manage Problems; Chapter 5 Diagnosis; Chapter 6 Identifying and Evaluating Possible Strategies and Treatments; Chapter 7 Towards Organizational Fitness; Chapter 8 Leadership – The First Key to Organizational Fitness; Chapter 9 Internal Communications – The Second Key to Organizational Fitness; Chapter 10 The Way Ahead;Reviews'Randell and Toplis are two occupational psychologists at the top of their game with a wealth of insight and stories between them. This book shares their distinct take on change in a practical and very readable way. It is not only a master class challenging the how and why of organisational change, but also offers a unique historical journey into some of the key evolutions in management theories. Through its problem based approach it masterfully outlines and questions our approaches to change in compelling ways. It considers how to find the evidence to better diagnose the real issues that organisations often miss. The final chapters in particular distil two of the hottest issues within fit organisations - leadership and communication. It is a book that will provide an invaluable resource with stories galore to make you reflect and think of change.' Prof. Rosalind Searle, Director Centre for Trust and Ethical Behaviour, Coventry University, UK 'Five seagoing and shore Commands in the Royal Navy, plus being Chairman of Trustees of the Fleet Air Arm Museum, equipped me with a wealth of experience in leadership and management, but I wish that this superbly practical book on organizational fitness had been available when subsequently I was the Chief Executive of the national charity, Sue Ryder Care, during what was a particularly challenging five year period in its history.' Rear Admiral Iain Henderson, former Chief Executive of Sue Ryder Care 'A healthy organisation is a lot like a well-tuned human body, say two of the UK's most celebrated thinkers on the topic. Though the analogy is a little over-deployed, Towards Organizational Fitness does feel like a world-leading medical manual for ailing businesses. Randell and Toplis deliberately avoided writing a textbook, and this accessible text covers diagnosing, understanding and fixing organisational flaws in an intelligent, informed manner. You sense it will become a classic in its field, even if it is notab Author InformationThe late Gerry Randell was Emeritus Professor, University of Bradford. Previously Professor of Organisational Behaviour at Bradford School of Management; Lecturer in Occupational Psychology at Birkbeck College, University of London; Research Psychologist for J. Lyons and Industrial Psychologist for LEO Computers. He was the recipient of the British Psychological Society’s Professional Practice Board’s Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Division of Occupational Psychology LTAA. John Toplis first worked at the National Institute of Industrial Psychology where, as Head of Diagnostic Studies, he led numerous surveys and other studies. Subsequent appointments included Head of Psychological Services in the Post Office. He has received the British Psychological Society’s Division of Occupational Psychology Lifetime Achievement Award, and currently chairs a Branch of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |