Mastering the Science of Organizational Change

Published by De Gruyter 2021

Mastering the Science of Organizational Change

Edited by: Martin Reeves and Kevin Whitaker

In the series Inspiring the Next Game

https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110697834

Overview
Contents

About this book

As the business context evolves more rapidly, driven by accelerating technological, political, and social change, an increasing strategic priority for business leaders is how to enact large-scale organizational change. Even companies that are current industry leaders are vulnerable to disruption. Company leaders need to watch over their shoulder for—and transform the company in anticipation of—the next disruption.

Mastering the Science of Organizational Change summarizes the work of the BCG Henderson Institute and its fellows and ambassadors over several years to develop a more scientific approach to change. Hundreds of companies are analyzed in the book’s discussion on how to beat the odds in large-scale change management using an evidence-based approach—a large-scale analysis of what approaches actually work in which circumstances.

Part 1 of the book reviews the imperatives for self-disruption. The second part elaborates on how to manage the process of change. Finally, Part 3 discusses how organizations can take change to the next level.

Author information

Martin Reeves is chairman of the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s think tank dedicated to exploring and developing valuable new insights from business, technology, economics, and science by embracing the powerful technology of ideas. Martin is also a member of the BCG Henderson Institute's Innovation Sounding Board, which is dedicated to supporting, inspiring, and guiding upstream innovation at BCG.

Martin is a regular contributor to HBR, MIT SMR, Fortune and other management journals on business strategy and management.

Kevin Whitaker was the analytics manager at the BCG Henderson Institute, BCG’s internal think tank on the future of business strategy, through 2021.

Reviews

"The book is well structured, concise and full of good stories that support the theoretical part - and full of ordered list how to start with a successful transformation! In the second section, the book elaborates ways to manage the process of change - I would prefer the process of transformation(!) but at the end of the book exactly that is used. In the following chapters the main reasons why change management fails is explained - Followed by many examples of how to decide when you should transform. The 'always-on' mentality (chapter 13) gave me some insight into the risk of transformation for sustained and long-term growth. The end is well done by having the human-centered approach as topic and not forgotten is the impact of automation and digital transformation. The didactic and content is very good! I'll definitely use some examples in my lectures - and will put it on the reading list!"

--Professor Richard Mischak teaches at the American University of Bulgaria (in Sofia) and was formerly employed at the Salzburg University of Applied Sciences at the Department of Business Management & Strategy.

Topics

Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	I
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	V
About the BCG Henderson Institute Publicly Available Download PDF	VII
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	IX
Introduction Publicly Available Download PDF	XIII
Part I: Six Steps to Successful Preemptive Change
Chapter 1. Preemptive Transformation: Fix it Before it Breaks Martin Reeves, Lars Fæste, Fabien Hassan, Harshal Parikh and Kevin Whitaker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 2. Think Biologically: Messy Management for a Complex World Martin Reeves and Simon Levin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	13
Chapter 3. Creating Urgency Amid Comfort Martin Reeves, Ryoji Kimura and Charme di Carlo Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	27
Chapter 4. Achieving Vitality in Turbulent Times Martin Reeves, Gerry Hansell, Kevin Whitaker, Tom Deegan and Hen Lotan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	33
Chapter 5. Building Capabilities for Transformation that Lasts Jim Hemerling, Vikram Bhalla, Diana Dosik and Stephanie Hurder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
Chapter 6. Getting Uncomfortable on Purpose Ashley Grice, Martin Reeves and Jack Fuller Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
Chapter 7. Your Change Needs a Strategy Martin Reeves, Simon Levin, Jack Fuller and Fabien Hassan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	63
Part II: Managing the Change Strategy
Chapter 8. Getting Smart About Change Management Peter Tollman, Perry Keenan, Stéphanie Mingardon, Diana Dosik, Shaheer Rizvi and Stephanie Hurder Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	79
Chapter 9. The Transformations that Work, and Why Hans-Paul Bürkner, Lars Fæste, Jim Hemerling, Yulia Lyusina and Martin Reeves Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	101
Chapter 10. The New CEO’s Guide to Transformation Hans-Paul Bürkner, Lars Fæste and Jim Hemerling Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
Chapter 11. Turning Around the Successful Company Martin Reeves, Knut Haanæs and Kaelin Goulet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
Chapter 12. How Bold CEOs Succeed at M&A Turnarounds Lars Fæste, Ib Löfgrén, Martin Reeves and Jens Kengelbach Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	139
Part III: The Next Level of Managing Change
Chapter 13. A Leader’s Guide to Always-On Transformation Jim Hemerling, Diana Dosik and Shaheer Rizvi Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Chapter 14. Free Up your Mind to Free Up your Strategy Martin Reeves, Julien Legrand, Jack Fuller and Hen Lotan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	163
Chapter 15. The Head, Heart, and Hands of Transformation Jim Hemerling, Julie Kilmann and Dave Matthews Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	173
Chapter 16. Digital Transformations: Disruptions, Delusions, and Defenses Martin Reeves and Kevin Whitaker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
Chapter 17. Why Transformations Need a Second Chapter Gideon Walter, Mike Shanahan, Martin Reeves and Kaelin Goulet Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	189
List of Figures Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199

(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: De Gruyter
Audience: Business professionals with an interest in Strategy & Leadership, Business students, MBA, Executive Training courses.
Pages
- Front matter: 14
- Main content: 202
Illustrations
- Coloured Illustrations: 37
Keywords: Business Strategy; Organizational Change; Change Management; Disruption; Transformation; BCG

eBook

Published: February 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110697834

Paperback

Published: February 22, 2021
ISBN: 9783110697711