Businesses continuously face changes to meet new challenges and stay competitive. Find out more about the essential skills required to manage organisational change successfully. These include how to identify areas for change, planning and implementing change, getting your team on board and how to create a culture of innovation. Use our selection of books, articles, links and guides to help you identify best practice, techniques and tools to apply to your business.
Online books, guides and publications
eBooks
The library provides full text access to a selection of key business and reference eBooks from leading publishers.
Change 2.0: Beyond organisational transformation
Klewes, Joachim; Langen, Ralf (Ed.) (Springer, 2008)
This book is a collection of articles and case studies "intended to inspire those involved in the practical implementation of change". The articles, written by experienced practitioners, explore different approaches to organisational change and involving employees in the process. The sectors represented range from industrial companies large and small (in automotives, healthcare, consumer goods and telecommunications) to the public sector.
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Briefings
Directors' Briefings and Start-Up Briefings are four-page guides written for the busy practitioner, director and entrepreneur providing concise, practical advice on core business issues.
Disclaimer: These publications from BHP Information Solutions Limited are for general guidance only, for businesses in the United Kingdom governed by the laws of England. BHP Information Solutions Limited, expert contributors and the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (as distributor) disclaim all liability for any errors or omissions.
Online articles
The library provides access to a range of articles in full text from leading business, finance and management journals.
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Useful links
Change management (CIPD)
A collection of resources on change management from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development which includes practical advice, research reports and podcasts.
Improving business operations through best practice
Practical advice on managing change for businesses provided by Business Link.
Reorganisations, restructurings and other major changes
A range of information on managing change when growing your business start-up provided by Business Link.
Quality and service improvement tools
Resource prepared by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement to facilitate change in the NHS. Provides "a comprehensive collection of proven quality and service improvement tools, theories and techniques that can be applied to a wide variety of situations".
Project, programme and change management toolkit
This comprehensive toolkit from the Local Government Improvement and Development website has been designed for local authorities and public sector organisations to "establish a culture of strong project and programme management skills". Information includes guidance, case studies and methodologies that are all available to download.
Journal of Organisational Change Management
Official homepage for the journal published by Emerald. Free access to table of contents and article abstracts.
Articles and books in the Library collection
To find out how you can borrow books from the Library please see our guide to book loans.
You can obtain copies of articles or extracts of books and reports by post, fax or email through our document delivery service.
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