Critical Issues in Organization Development

Case Studies for Analysis and Discussion

Homer H. Johnson, Peter F. Sorensen, Therese F. Yaeger, Homer H. Johnson, Peter F. Sorensen, Therese F. Yaeger

• Publisher: Information Age Publishing
• Year: 2013
• Print ISBN:
  9781623963255
  9781623963262
• eBook ISBN:
  9781623963279
• Topic: Business
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

This case study book provides 30 cases and responses from 90 OD consultants with expert insights specific to each particular case topic. This book is the culmination of ten years of collaboration between the Homer Johnson, Peter Sorensen and Therese Yaeger, and the OD Network that originally printed these cases in the OD Practitioner. Now with the 30 case studies compiled in one OD resource book, both practitioners and academics can experience an OD challenge and value the differing responses from OD experts.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Critical Issues in Organization Development
• Series Page
• Critical Issues in Organization Development: Case Studies for Analysis and Discussion
• Copyrigh Page
• CONTENTS
• INTRODUCTION
• I: STRATEGY
• 1: RECOGNIZING THE VALUE ...AND VALUES ... OFORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
• 2: MEASURING ORGANIZATIONDEVELOPMENT’S SUCCESS
• 3: EXPLORING LARGEGROUP INTERVENTIONS
• 4: PRESCRIBING AHEALTHY DOSE OFORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENTFOR HEALTHCARE
• 5: QUALITY INITIATIVE INTHE PATHOLOGY LAB
• 6: ANTICIPATING MAJORRESISTANCE IN METRO CITY
• 7: RESOLVING AN HUMANRESOURCES PROBLEMAT METRO TRANSIT
• II: RESOURCES AND THE BOTTOM LINE
• 8: TODAY’S CHALLENGINGTIMES AND THE ROLEOF ORGANIZATIONDEVELOPMENT
• 9: IMPLEMENTING THE TRIPLEBOTTOM LINE … OR NOT?
• 10: LEVERAGINGORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
• 11: THE CASE OFTHE IDEAL ORGANIZATIONDEVELOPMENT JOB
• 12: THE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVEAT METRO CHARITY HOSPITAL
• III: POWER AND ETHICS
• 13: POWER AND ETHICS
• 14: SOME QUESTIONABLEPRACTICES ATCOUNTY GENERAL
• 15: THE CASE OF 360DEGREE REVIEWS ATELECTRONICS DIVISION
• 16: YOU WALKED INTO APOLITICAL MINEFIELD, ANDI HOPE YOU SURVIVE
• 17: THE TRANSITIONISN’T WORKING!
• IV: CONFLICT
• 18: THE CASE OF FOOD SERVICE
• 19: “DO YOU WANT TOWORK FOR A JERK?”
• 20: RESOLVING CONFLICT AT INSO
• 21: RESOLVING CONFLICT AT THEWALBERG BANK GROUP
• 22: THE CASE OF COMPETITIONAT CENTRI-PHARM
• 23: THE CASE OF BAD NEWS ATGREAT NORTH INSURANCE
• 24: RIOTING IN THE THIRD WARD
• V: GLOBAL ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE
• 25: A CASE OF TOOMUCH DIVERSITY?
• 26: IMPLEMENTING“NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND”
• 27: THE CASE OFCAMWELL HIGH SCHOOL
• 28: ORGANIZATIONDEVELOPMENT’S ROLEWHEN GOING GLOBAL
• 29: IMPLEMENTING A GLOBALCORPORATE STRATEGY
• 30: ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENTIN AFRICA
• ABOUT THE AUTHORS