| Organization Development Contributor(s): Gallos, Joan V. (Editor), Schein, Edgar H. (Foreword by) |
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ISBN: 0787984264 ISBN-13: 9780787984267 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $55.10 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2006 Annotation: Organization Development is a one-stop guide to the world of planned change. Newcomers to the field can read the book cover to cover and explore organization development's foundation, scope, focus, purpose, and methods. Experienced consultants and change agents will find chapters that capture best thinking on key topics--resources for fine-tuning skills, learning about intervention options, envisioning organization development's future, or reflecting on the larger issues in growth and change. Leaders and managers will find the resources they need to understand the route to organizational health and effectiveness, and to develop, launch, and nourish successful change efforts. Organization development has a powerful and influential heritage, solid core, evolving applications and approaches, and a vital role to play in today's global, fast-paced world of constant change. This volume immerses readers deeply in organization development's power and possibilities. Contributors include Billie Alban |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Organizational Behavior - Business & Economics | Human Resources & Personnel Management - Business & Economics | Organizational Development |
| Dewey: 658.406 |
| LCCN: 2006010541 |
| Series: Jossey-Bass Reader |
| Physical Information: 1.98" H x 6.06" W x 8.96" (3.06 lbs) 1088 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This is the third book in the Jossey-Bass Reader series, Organization Development: A Jossey-Bass Reader. This collection will introduce the key thinkers and contributors in organization development including Ed Lawler, Peter Senge, Chris Argyris, Richard Hackman, Jay Galbraith, Cooperrider, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Bolman & Deal, Kouzes & Posner, and Ed Schein, among others. Without reservations I recommend this volume to those students of organizational behavior who want an encyclopedia of OD to gain a perspective on the past, present, and future.... Jonathan D. Springer of the American Psychological Association. |