Selected References on Strategic Change Management

The following books and articles have especially informed our organizational development practice with respect to strategic change managemment. We hope you find some that are of benefit to you.

Conger, J., Spreitzer, G., & Lawler, E. (eds.). (1999). Leader’s change handbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Beckhard, R. & Harris, R. T. (1987). Organizational transitions: Managing complex change (2nd ed.). Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.

Brown, S. & Eisenhard, K. (1998). Competing on the edge: Strategy as structured chaos. Cambridge: HBS Press.

Bunker, B. B. & Alban, B. T. (1997). Large group interventions: Engaging the whole system for rapid change. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Christensen, C. (2000). The innovator’s dilemma. New York: HarperBusiness.

Collins, J. (2001). Good to great: Why some companies make the leap and others don't. New York: HarperCollins.

Conger, J., Spreitzer, G., & Lawler, E. (Eds.). (1999). Leader’s change handbook. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Cooperrider, D. & Dutton, J. (Eds.). (1999). Organizational dimensions of global change: No limits to cooperation. Walnut Creek, CA: Altamira Press.

Evans, P. and T. Wurster. (1999). Blown to bits: How the new economics of information transforms strategy. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press.

Haines, S., Aller-Stead, G., & McKinlay, J. (2004). Enterprise-wide change: Superior results through systems thinking. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

Huxham, Chris (1996). Creating collaborative advantage. London: Sage.

Kaplan, R. and D. Norton. (2000). The strategy focused organization. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press.

Kotter, J. (1992). Leading change. Cambridge, MA: HBS Press.

Lawler, E. & Worley. C. (2006). Built to change: How to achieve sustained organizational effectiveness. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Lindaman, E. & Lippitt, R. (1979). Choosing the future You prefer. Washington DC: Development Publications.

Lippitt, R. (1983) Future before you plan. NTL managers’ handbook. Arlington, VA: NTL Institute.

Moore, G. (1999). Crossing the chasm. New York: Harper Collins.

Watkins, J.M. & Mohr, B.J. (2001). Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the speed of imagination. San Francisco: Wiley.

Weisbord, M. & Janoff, S. (2000). Future search: An action guide to finding common ground in organizations & communities. (2nd ed.). San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Williams, P. M. (1998). Leading Transformational Change (2nd ed.). New York: McGraw-Hill.

Worley, C. G., Hitchins, D. E., & Ross, W. L. (1996). Integrated strategic change: How OD builds competitive advantage. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley.