In this third edition of their best-selling classic, authors LeeBolman and Terrence Deal explain the powerful tool of "reframing."The authors have distilled the organizational literature into acomprehensive approach for looking at situations from more than oneangle. Their four frames view organizations as factories, families,jungles, and theaters or temples:* The Structural Frame: how to organize and structuregroups and teams to get results* The Human Resource Frame: how to tailor organizations tosatisfy human needs, improve human resource management, and buildpositive interpersonal and group dynamics* The Political Frame: how to cope with power andconflict, build coalitions, hone political skills, and deal withinternal and external politics* The Symbolic Frame: how to shape a culture that givespurpose and meaning to work, stage organizational drama forinternal and external audiences, and build team spirit throughritual, ceremony, and story

Preface.The Authors.Part I. Making Sense of Organizations.Chapter 1. Introduction: The Power of Reframing.Chapter 2. Simple Ideas, Complex Organizations.Part II. The Structural Frame.Chapter 3. Getting Organized.Chapter 4. Structure and Restructuring.Chapter 5. Organizing Groups and Teams.Part III. The Human Resource Frame.Chapter 6. People and Organizations.Chapter 7. Improving Human Resource Management.Chapter 8. Interpersonal and Group Dynamics.Part IV. The Political Frame.Chapter 9. Power, Conflict, and Coalitions.Chapter 10. The Manager as Politician.Chapter 11. Organizations as Political Arenas and PoliticalAgents.Part V. The Symbolic Frame.Chapter 12. Organizational Culture and Symbols.Chapter 13. Organization as Theater.Chapter 14. Organizational Culture in Action.Part VI. Improving Leadership Practice.Chapter 15. Integrating Frames for Effective Practice.Chapter 16. Reframing in Action: Opportunities and Perils.Chapter 17. Reframing Leadership.Chapter 18. Reframing Change: Training, Realigning, Negotiating,Grieving, and Moving On.Chapter 19. Reframing Ethics and Spirit.Chapter 20. Bringing It All Together: Change and Leadership inAction.Chapter 21. Epilogue: Artistry, Choice, and Leadership.Appendix A. The Best of Organiza-tional Studies: Scholars' Hitsand Popular Best-Sellers.References.Name Index.Subject Index.