The Planning of Change
Description:... Abstract: The book is comprised of a assemblage of essays, readings and assorted works by broad array of authors, each making a contribution to achieving the book's central goal of helping the reader in the application of valid and appropriate knowledge in human affairs for the purpose of creating intelligent action necessary to bring about planned change. Planned change is described as a conscious, deliberate, and collaborative effort to improve the operation of a human system. Greatest emphasis is placed on the processes of planned change, on how change is created, implemented, evaluated, maintained, and resisted. Other topics discussed include the social and psychological consequences of planned change, antecedent conditions for change, strategies for effecting change, plus the role of training, consulting, and applied research in creating and maintaining change.
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