Bernard Burnes is Professor of Organisational Change and Head of the Organisational Psychology Group in the Manchester Business School at the University of Manchester. He is one of the leading international authorities on organisational change. He trained as an engineer, and holds a BA (Hons) in Economic and Social History and a PhD in Organisational Psychology.
Bernard has published widely in academic and professional journals. He is the author of over 90 articles and book chapters and some 21 books, including the best-selling book Managing Change (5th edition). His article ‘Kurt Lewin and the Planned Approach to Change: A Re-appraisal’ (Journal of Management Studies, 41 (6), 977 – 1002), received a Citation of Excellence as one of the top 50 management articles in the world in 2004 and has been reprinted twice. Bernard is the Editor of the Routledge book series Understanding Organisational Change, Joint Editor of the Routledge Companion to Organizational Change, and Associate Editor of the Journal of Change Management. He was also Joint Editor of the prestigious International Journal of Operations and Production Management from 1995 to 2004.
His research and teaching cover organisational change in its broadest sense. This includes the following:
· The different approaches to, and current state of, organisational change.
· The history of Organization Development (OD), especially the work and contribution of Kurt Lewin.
· Organisational and inter-organisational behaviour.
· Leadership and diversity.
In particular, he is concerned with the way in which different approaches to change promote or undermine the development of ethical behaviour in organisations.
