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

Revised edition of the authors' Reframing organizations, [2017].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part one: Making sense of organizations. Introduction: the power of reframing ; Simple ideas, complex organizations -- Part two. The structural frame. Getting organized ; Structure and restructuring ; Organzing groups and teens -- Part three. The human resource frame. People and organizations ; Improving human resource management ; Interpersonal and grouop dynamics -- Part four: The political frame. Power, conflict, and coalition ; The manager as politician ; Organizations as political arenas and political agents -- Part five. The symbolic frame. Organizational symbols and culture ; Culture in action ; Organization as theater -- Part six. Improving leadership practice. Integrating frames for effective practice ; Reframing in action: opportunities and perils ; Leadership in theory and practice ; Reframing leadership ; Reframing change in organizations ; Reframing ethics and spirit ; Bringing it all together: change and leadership in action ; Epilogue: artistry, choice, and leadership.

"Reframing Organizations provides time-tested guidance for more effective organizational leadership. Rooted in decades of social science research across multiple disciplines, Bolman and Deal's four-frame model has continued to evolve since its conception over 25 years ago. This new seventh edition will be updated to include additional coverage of cross-sector collaboration, generational differences, virtual environments, globalization, sustainability, and communication across cultures. The instructor's guide will be expanded to provide additional tools for the classroom, including chapter summary tip sheets, mini-assessments, Bolman & Deal podcasts, and more. These recent revisions reflect the intersection of reader recommendations and the current leadership environment, resulting in a renewed practicality and even greater alignment with everyday application. The seventh edition combines the latest research from organizational theory, organizational behavior, psychology, sociology, political science and more. It will be updated to include advances in the field since the sixth edition, with new case studies for each frame, and will address the COVID-19 pandemic"--