Executive and Organizational Continuity: Managing the Paradoxes of Stability and Change

The Authors.

Introduction: Continuity and Change in Organizational Life.

Part. 1 Searching for Continuity.

1 The Construction of Continuity.

2 Metaphors for Chaos, Stories of Continuity: Building a New Organizational Theory.

3 Crisis and Continuity: Reviewing the Past to Preview the Future.

Part. 2 Valuing Continuity.

4 Attending to Continuity and Organizational Goals.

5 Providing Continuity in Change: The Role of Tradition in Long-Term Adaptation.

6 Valuing Tradition While Changing: The Japanese Experience.

Part. 3 Developing Continuity.

7 Developing Leadership for Continuity and Change: Matters of Ends and Means.

8 Integrating the Extremes: Crucial Skills for Managerial Effectiveness.

9 Balancing Continuity and Change: The Constructive Tension in Individual and Organizational Development.

10 Rewarding Continuity and Innovation: Strategies for Effective Pay Systems.

Conclusion: The Leadership Agenda: Affirming Continuity to Manage Change.

References.

Name Index.

Subject Index.