Book Reviews : C.V. Madhavi, Change and Turbulence at SAIL: A Story of Fluctuating Fortunes, New Delhi: Response Books, 2002, 380 pp

Abstract

A relevant story for the corporate world to wake up and take notice. Adapting to the ever changing realities of the workplace is something that is no more of tertiary importance. Past decades, post-industrialisation and pre-ICE revolution, have shown us numerous instances of organisations collapsing under the cloudbursts of change, irrespective of the size and sector. The writing on the wall is undoubtedly clear; success that breeds complacency is bound to kill. Life cycle deaths are a reality unless checked at the appropriate time and treated accordingly. The author has charted the entire book into three broad parts. The initial part is a narration on the historical aspects of SAIL. The second part deals with the period of skirmishes with change and the turmoils of the period associated with change. The final part delves on the post-change phase, the decline after the year 1996. With all the limitations of working on studies in such mammoth organisations, the author has made excellent use of the available data to structure it into a learning experience on ’change’ for students, researchers and teachers.