While there are thousands of books on change management that adopt a normative perspective and numerous conceptual works that present one author's perspective, to this point there has been no book that offers a synthesis of major organizational change theories. There are a few articles that propose typologies, but for courses on organizational change it has been impossible to find an overview of major perspectives that explores the topic with enough depth. Professor Demers has a different point of departure than most organizational development books because hers is based on forefront strategic and organizational research. Organizational Change Theories classifies, presents, and discusses the contributions and the limits of the major theories of organizational change using an historical perspective as its organizing scheme. Its focus is on process theories of organizational change. Key Features: Reflects the field of OCa??s rapid growth and success into a far more diffuse and complex study than it was just a few decades ago. Provides a good synthesis, which discusses different theoretical perspectives and resulting implications. Puts theories into a historical and contextual perspective.