Managing Technological Change
A Strategic Partnership Approach
- Carol Joyce Haddad - Eastern Michigan University, USA
The methods for assessing an organization's needs and readiness for technological change are explored as are ways of identifying and eliminating organizational barriers to technological change, such as organizational culture, poor labour relations, and employee feelings of disenfranchisement. The final chapter addresses the necessity for ongoing evaluation and monitoring to ensure that the technological change continues to meet organizational, business and performance objectives.
This textbook is designed for graduate students and academics in industrial and organizational psychology, industrial relations, professional degree programs (public administration), and executives in management training programs.
"This book is essential reading for those practicing or studying technology management. It goes beyond rational technical introductions to technology management to include the social, human, and political world of organizational life. Organizations need to understand and address these dimensions if they are to succeed in improving their innovation processes, and also create a humane workplace."
"Managing Technological Change presents an integrative, strategic, and participative approach to technology management from a multi-industry perspective."
"Managing Technological Change is the first volume that addresses the importance of including workers and their unions in the strategy management of technological change. It also contributes to the literature on this subject by moving beyond manufacturing and into the service and education sectors. This book should be of interest to scholars, students, and practitioners alike."
The book is an excellent reference book for professional managers and consultants to have. It is summarized. It is straight to the point. It is a well done job.
It would be tough for undergraduate students to use this textbook as primary textbook in Lebanon due to lack of exposure and experience in their 4 years of schooling.
It can be used definitely for graduate "Managing Technology Change" course.
The course I was hoping the university will schedule has not occured yet due to decreased number of college students thrughout the country due to economic reasons.
Also, I would like to add to the author and publisher that in Lebanon we are facing increased cultural difficulties (much more than the west) where college students are copying textbooks and not purchasing new ones anymore. They do not even bring a textbook to class!
Thank You
Mohamad Khachab
Department of Management Studies
Rafic Hariri University
