References for Dealing with Change


Dealing with change has been studied in depth for a long time. These references and links will get you started or you can search for various terms with internet search engines. Much of managing or navigating change is common sense, but it helps to be reminded by reviewing some of these references or books.

Change Management - Links to Other Sites


Resistance to Change

Change Codes

35 hints on dealing with change by Joe Flower.

The Change Project

Lots of information on change by Joe Flower.

Change Management 101: A Primer

Change Management

Organizational Change and Development

A portal with many links.

Managing Organizational Change

Change Management

Highlights with links to more detailed information.

Change Management - Short Summaries


The Change Resisters

Book summary: The Change Resisters, George Odiorne. 1981.

Navigating Change

Book summary: How CEOs, Top Teams, and Boards Steer Transformation, edited by Donald C. Hambrick, et al. 1998.

The 10 Challenges of Change

Book excerpt. Peter Senge as source.

Selected Books on Change That Could be Considered as Classics


Bennis, Warren. 2000. Managing the Dream: Reflections on Leadership and Change.

Bennis, Warren, et al. 1985. The Planning of Change.

Drucker, Peter. 2001. Management Challenges for the 21st Century.

Drucker, Peter. 1995. Managing in a Time of Great Change.

Senge, Peter. 1999. The Dance of Change: The Challenges to Sustaining Momentum in Learning Organizations.

Selected Books or Reports on Change Directed at Higher Education


Baer, Linda. Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System. 2006. The Future-Focused Organization: A Toolkit for Smart Change. A Presentation to the Higher Learning Commission Annual Meeting (20 pages). Read report here.

Clark, Burton. 2004. Sustaining Change in Universities: Continuities in case studies and concepts. The Society for Research into Higher Education (210 pages).

Dickeson, Robert C. 1999. Prioritizing Academic Programs and Services: Reallocating Resources to Achieve Strategic Balance. Jossey-Bass Publishers (165 pages).

Leslie, David and E. K. Fretwell. 1996. Wise Moves in Hard Times: Creating and Managing Resilient Colleges and Universities. Jossey-Bass Publishers (298 pages).

Norris, Donald and Nick Poulton. 2008. A Guide for Planning for Change. A 25-page preview is available from the Society for College and University Planning. Read preview here. Related information on the "changing face of planning and leadership" is available from the Strategic Initiatives website.

MacTaggart, Terrence. 1996. Restructuring Higher Education: What Works and What Doesn't in Reorganizing Governing Systems. Jossey-Bass Publishers (260 pages).