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A Review of Chapters 4-8 of Making Sense of Change Management by Cameron and Green

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A REVIEW OF
CHAPTERS 4-8 OF
Making Sense Of Change Management
BY CAMERON AND GREEN

By

Bill Muniz

A Book Review
Submitted to Students Enrolled in EM 540
Engineering Resource Management

Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, Michigan
April, 2007

Abstract This paper provides students with a summary overview of the last five chapters of Making Sense Of Change Management., by Cameron and Green (2004). The intent of this paper is to enhance students' understanding of the principles of organizational change management. Key terms are provided with each chapter summary. Five multiple-choice and five true-false quiz questions are also presented, with references to related instructional objectives, and to the …show more content…

(e) Describe IT Based Process Change, the role of IT management, the need for IT Change Managers, achieving process change, changing the IT information culture (Chapter 8). Summary Overview of Chapters Chapter 4 – Leading Change
This chapter discusses visionary leadership, roles that leaders play, leadership styles and skills, different leadership for different phases of change, and the importance of self knowledge and inner resources. Visionary leadership can increase efficiency by moving the decision-making responsibilities to frontline employees. In this manner, efficiency can be achieved with limited supervision. To make frontline responsibility effective, management must give employees the opportunity to develop quality decision-making skills and learn to trust them. All employees can lead, not just the boss. The following definition (based on Bennis, 1994, as cited in Making Sense of Change Management, 2004) may best describe visionary leadership; "The first basic ingredient of leadership is a guiding vision. The leader has a clear idea of what he wants to do – professionally and

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