Course material

1. Organisational behaviour for social work. Bristol: Policy Press. Paper
instructions:
Organisational behaviour for social work. Bristol: Policy Press. Paper instructions: Core
reading Bissell, G. (2012) Organisational behaviour for social work. Bristol: Policy Press. .
Braithwaite, J., Hyde, P. and Pope, C. (eds.) (2010) Culture and climate in health care
organisations. London: Palgrave Macmillan. Buchanan, D. and Huczynski, A. (2013)
Organizational behaviour: an introductory text. 8th ed. Harlow: Pearson. Buchanan, D.A. and
Badham, R.J. (2008) Power, politics and organizational change: winning the turf game. 2nd
ed. London: SAGE. . Fauth, R. and Mahdon, M. (2007) SCIE knowledge review 16: improving
social and health care services. London: SCIE. (www.scie.org.uk)Iles, V. Cranfield, S. (2004)
Developing Change Management Skills – A Resource for Health Care Professionals and
Managers, London: National Co-ordinating Centre for NHS Service and Delivery
Organisation Research and Development. Jones, B.B., and Brazzel, M. (eds.) (2006) The NTL
Handbook of Organization Development and Change: Principles, Practices and Perspectives.
San Francisco: Pfeiffer. . Morgan, G. (2006) Images of Organization. 4th ed. (Rev.) London:
Sage Publications. Peck E. (ed.) (2004) Organisational development in healthcare:
approaches, innovations, achievements. Oxford: Radcliffe Publishing. Schein, E.H. (2010)
Organizational culture and leadership. San Francisco: Jossey Bass. Shaw, P. (2002) Changing
conversations in organizations : a complexity approach to change. London: . Routledge.
Streatfield, P. (2001) The paradox of control in organizations. London: Routledge. Websites
www.odportal.com provides resources and links to other on-line materials
www.astonod.com/library/research-papers on-line portal to Aston organisational
development resources and research www.changemodel.nhs.uk provides an overview of
the NHS change model and related resources Key journals . Human Relations is an
international peer reviewed journal, which publishes the highest quality original research
to advance our understanding of social relationships at and around work. Human Relations
encourages strong empirical contributions that develop and extend theory as well as more
conceptual papers that integrate, critique and expand existing theory. Human Relations also
welcomes critical reviews that genuinely advance our understanding of the connections
between management, organizations and interdisciplinary social sciences. . The Journal of
Applied Behavioral Science (JAB), peer-reviewed and published quarterly, is the leading
international journal on the effects of evolutionary and planned change. Founded and
sponsored by the NTL Institute, JABS is continually breaking ground in its exploration of

2. group dynamics, organization development, and social change, providing scholars the best
in research, theory, and methodology, while also informing professionals and their clients. .
Management Learning is a fully peer-reviewed international quarterly journal that
publishes original research and review articles on learning and knowing in management
and organizations. Management Learning addresses fundamental issues in management
and organizational learning and to advance theory and practice through publication of
creative enquiry. The Journal is: inclusive, innovative, international and integrative.
Cameron, E. and Green, M. (2012) Making sense of change management: a complete guide to
the models, tools and techniques of organizational change. London: Kogan-Page
Cooperrider, D.L., Whitney, D.K. and Stavros, J.M. . (2008) Appreciative inquiry handbook:
for leaders of change. 2nd ed. Brunswick, Ohio: Crown Custom Pub. Cummings, T.G. and
Worley, C.G. (2009). Organization development and change. 9th ed. Ohio: South-Western
Cengage Learning. Doherty, T.L., Horne, T, and Wootton, S. (2014) 2nd ed. Managing public
services – implementing changes: a thoughtful approach to the practice of management.
London: Routledge. .