Our Reference Library contains Books and Reference Materials that we highly recommend. Each book is listed in conjunction with the Fosterbrook RPA Key Component that it supports. Although they are not necessary for participation in the RPA Process - they are helpful for further reading and research.

Many of these are available online - simply click on the chosen title and you will be brought to the Amazon Online Bookstore. Alternatively you can print this page and purchase or order through your local Bookstore.

3.4 Organisation Character

Organisation Character

Company practices shape the daily experiences of employees. Employee perception of their work environment is impacted by the degree to which they are subjected to either extensive rules and procedures, centralized authority, and specialized labor (the mechanistic model), or limited rules and procedures, local authority, and cross-functional roles (the organic model).

Recommended Reading

Transforming Leadership: From Vision to Results, John D. Adams, Ph.D.

Influencing with Integrity: Management Skills for Communication and Negotiation, Genue Z. Laborde

Organizations, Gibson, Ivancevich, Donnelly

Principle-Centered Leadership, Stephen R. Covey

An Invented Life, Warren Bennis

Managing Conflict in Organizations, M. Afzalur Rahim

Guide to Managerial Communication, Mary Munter

Making Groups Effective, Alvin Zander

Managing at the Speed of Change: How Resilient Managers Succeed and Prosper Where Others Fail, Daryl R. Conner

Large-Scale Organizational Change, Mohrman, Mohrman, Ledford, Jr., Cummings, Lawler, III

Teaching the Elephant to Dance:The Manager’s Guide to Empowering Change, James A Belasco, Ph. D.

Checklist for Change, Thomas R. Harvey