Cultural Change and Leadership in Organizations

The need for change within organizations is not uncommon,whether as a result of financial crisis, collaboration issuesfollowing an international merger, or other major events. But howcan organizations effectively transform themselves? Jaap Boonstraargues that it is not possible to achieve positive strategic changewithout cultural change, but cultural change is itself not a simpleprocess. So what steps can leaders take in order to tackle culturalchange successfully and what are meaningful change strategies? Offering a clear vision on organizational change, CulturalChange and Leadership in Organizations outlines the conditionsand factors necessary for an organization's positivestrategic and cultural transformation. Boonstra explores therelationship between culture and leadership, and details ways toeffectively combine and organize diverse approaches for strategicand cultural change within organizations. Throughout the text, hecombines inspirational and conceptual material with practicalexamples and concrete interventions for planning and implementingthese changes. The text is an invaluable addition for students ofMBA and executive MBA programs, as well as a broad range ofpractitioners.