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9780787977733

The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change Principles, Practices, and Perspectives

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    9780787977733

  • ISBN10:

    078797773X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-03-10
  • Publisher: Pfeiffer & Co

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Summary

The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change is an essential tool for both practitioners and students who want to know how to effectively bring about meaningful and sustainable change in organizations. Featuring contributions from leading practitioners, academics, and scholars in the field, each chapter comprehensively explores a key aspect of organization development including core theories and methods, OD in the international and world setting, practical applications, the future of OD, and many others. Co-published with the NTL Institute, a long-time leader and champion for the field, The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change boasts an extensive range of knowledge, experience, and methods integrated by a philosophical system that underscores the vital mission of OD as well as provides expert guidance in the art and science of making organizational development and change work.

Author Biography

<b>Michael Brazzel</b>, Ph.D., is an organization development consultant, economist, university educator-researcher, and former manager in United States government agencies. He has experience as an internal and external OD consultant with consulting experience in North America, Africa, Asia, and Europe.

Table of Contents

Section One: Organization Development as a Profession and a Field
Chapter 1: Organization Development as a Profession and a Field
Chapter 2: A History of Organization Development
Chapter 3: Values, Ethics, and OD Practice
Chapter 4: Use of Self in OD Consulting: What Matters Is Presence
Chapter 5: Action Research: Origins and Applications for ODC Practitioners
Chapter 6: Organizational Change Processes
Chapter 7: Resistance and Change in Organizations
Chapter 8: Theory and Practice of Multicultural Organization Development
Chapter 9: An OD Map: The Essence of Organization Development
Chapter 10: Entry and Contracting Phase
Chapter 11: Organization Diagnosis Phase
Chapter 12: Intervention Phase
Chapter 13: Evaluation and Termination Phase
Chapter 14: Working with Individuals in an Organizational Context
Chapter 15: Working with Groups in Organizations
Chapter 16: Large Group Methods: Developments and Trends
Chapter 17: Working in Very Large Social Systems: The 21st Century Town Meeting
Chapter 18: Changing Organizations and Systems from the Outside: OD Practitioners as Agents of Social Change
Chapter 19: Building a Sustainable World: A Challenging OD Opportunity
Chapter 20: Borders and Boundaries: Cross-Cultural Perspectives for OD Practitioners
Chapter 21: Working Effectively as a Global OD Practitioner: The Whole World in One Room
Chapter 22: Organization Development in Asia: Globalization, Homogenization, and the End of Culture-Specific Practices
Chapter 23: The Impact and Opportunity of Emotion in Organizations
Chapter 24: Working with Energy in Organizations
Chapter 25: Appreciative Inquiry as an Organization and Diversity Process
Chapter 26: Culture Assessment as an OD Intervention
Chapter 27: A Complexity Science Approach to Organization Development
Chapter 28: Developing Organizations as Learning Systems
Chapter 29: A Positive Vision of OD's Future
 

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