by Alma Whiteley (Curtin University of Technology, Australia) & Jervis Whiteley (Curtin University of Technology, Australia)

Table of Contents (49k)
Chapter 1: The Genealogy of Change (169k)
Chapter 2: Philosophy and Business Management (266k)
Author biographies (13k)
Distinguishing features of the book (16k)

This book is written for managers in organizations that practice western style of management. The central theme of the book is the importance of generating core values, vision and mission within an organization, extending core values of work into practical and concrete ways of infusing them into day-to-day activities at work.

Many of the central ideas and theories of western style of management are questioned, and readers are introduced to theories of contemporary writers in the field.

Based on a critical interpretation of theory, this practical book is distilled from the authors' experience in developing core values within a variety of organizations over the last decade.

• The Genealogy of Change:
  • Introduction
  • Philosophy and Business Management
  • Modernism, Status Quo Thinking and Postmodernism
  • Spirit and Soul
  • Complexity Theory and Managing Change
• The Theory and Practice of Change:
  • What Is Change? A New Model of Change
  • The Core Values Model
  • The Core Values Method
• Implementing Third Wave Change:
  • Changing Mindsets
  • Culture-Building and Culture-Binding
• The Core Values Method in Practice:
  • The ALSCO Case Study — The Core Values Method in Practice