Practicing Organization Development
eBook - ePub

Practicing Organization Development

A Guide for Leading Change

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eBook - ePub

Practicing Organization Development

A Guide for Leading Change

About this book

Explore contemporary organization development theory to advance your research agenda or implement transformational change at your organization.

In the newly revised fifth edition of Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Leading Change, a team of renowned experts in the field of organization development (OD) delivers an invaluable new look at how OD theories, models, frameworks, and whole systems interventions can effect positive transformation and change. The book covers classical and newer theories, process, and practices for transformational change, closely examines system dynamics, and identifies contemporary themes in OD, transformation, and change.

Readers will find:

  • Strategies for implementing OD approaches into leading, managing, consulting, and coaching
  • Ways to elevate and extend their research agendas into new theories and models for impacting positive change
  • Techniques for expanding OD from human resources and talent management silos into the areas of management and leadership

Perfect for managers, executives, directors, and other business leaders interested in implementing transformational change, Practicing Organization Development is also an essential read for organization development theorists and researchers and other business academics seeking modern insights into an exciting and dynamic field of study.

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Publisher
Wiley
Year
2026
Print ISBN
9781394252268
eBook ISBN
9781394252282

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Dedication
  6. List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits
  7. Introduction: Getting the Most from This Edited Volume
  8. PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFORMATION, AND CHANGE MANAGEMENT
  9. PART TWO: OD PROCESS TO GUIDE TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE
  10. PART THREE: LEVELS AND TYPES OF TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE INTERVENTIONS
  11. PART FOUR: SPECIAL TOPICS IN OD AND CHANGE
  12. PART FIVE: THE FUTURE OF OD: EMBRACING NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHANGE
  13. Acknowledgments
  14. About the Editors
  15. About the Contributors
  16. Index
  17. End User License Agreement

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