Reframing organizations : artistry, choice, and leadership / Lee G. Bolman, Terrence E. Deal.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-480) and indexes.

Part 1: Making sense of organizations -- Introduction: The power of reframing -- Simple ideas, complex organizations -- Part 2: The structural frame -- Getting organized -- Structuring and restructuring -- Organizing groups and teams -- Part 3: The human resource frame -- People and organizations -- Interpersonal and group dynamics -- Improving human resource management -- Part 4: The political frame -- Power, conflict, and coalitions -- The manager as politician -- Organizations as political arenas and political tools -- Part 5: The symbolic frame -- Organizational culture and symbols -- The organization as theater -- Organizational culture in action -- Part 6: Improving leadership practice -- Integrating organizational theories -- Integrating frames for effective practice -- Choosing a frame: the power of scenarios -- Reframing change: training and realignment -- Reframing change: conflict and loss -- Reframing leadership -- Leaders as architects and catalysts -- Leaders as advocates and prophets -- Epilogue: artistry, choice, and leadership.

This best-selling classic explains how managers can use the powerful tool of "reframing"--Looking at situations from a variety of vantage points--to build high-performance organizations. It consolidates key findings from organization theory into four practical perspectives. Free instructor's manual is available upon request on university or corporate letterhead. Specify course title and enrollment.