Organization Development
eBook - PDF

Organization Development

How Organizations Change and Develop Effectively

  1. 247 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Organization Development

How Organizations Change and Develop Effectively

About this book

This engaging and accessible textbook shows the importance and role of organizational development around the world, within the context of organizational change. Fostering an analytic approach to organizational issues, it charts the evolution of the field and shows how today OD fosters organizational effectiveness and individual wellbeing. Firmly grounded in a global perspective, it provides a contemporary analysis of OD and highlights the key diagnostic and intervention techniques that can be used to build organizational effectiveness. With a range of critical perspectives, skills development exercises, and practitioner insight, this book blends theory and practice to show OD's conceptualization and its application to contemporary issues faced by organizations. Suitable for upper undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level, this is the ideal textbook for anyone studying organizational development.

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Information

Year
2020
Print ISBN
9781352009286
eBook ISBN
9781352009293
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. Acknowledgements
  2. Brief Contents
  3. Contents
  4. List of Figures
  5. List of Tables
  6. Practice Insights Grid
  7. About the Author
  8. Notes on Contributors
  9. Introduction
  10. 1: OD in Focus: Values, Ethics and Role
  11. 2: Theoretical Perspectives of OD
  12. 3: OD Engagement Cycle: Initial Meeting and Contracting
  13. 4: Investigation: Discovering What Needs to Change
  14. 5: Analysis and Feedback: Making Sense of Data
  15. 6: Interventions: Generating Solutions
  16. 7: Designing for Change
  17. 8: Implementing OD Interventions
  18. 9: Evaluating, Embedding and Exiting
  19. 10: The Co-Production of OD Interventions: Fostering Ownership
  20. 11: Global OD and Diversity
  21. 12: Career Paths and Capabilities
  22. Glossary
  23. Index