Implementing Organizational Interventions Steps, Processes, and Best Practices

by Hedge, Jerry; Pulakos, Elaine D.

• ISBN13: 9780787957223
• ISBN10: 0787957224
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2002-04-16
• Publisher: Pfeiffer

Summary

With emphasis on actually implementing organizational interventions in a variety of cultures and climates, this nuts-and-bolts guide covers all the bases. It not only provides readers with expert advice on confronting the variables that effect a broad array of organizational interventions, but also offers practical guidance for increasing the probability of success. Chapters are arranged around major content areas, including staffing, performance management, reward systems, and organizational strategy, and focus on the primary steps involved, issues that must be considered, and decisions that must be made. First-hand accounts by the contributors illuminate real-world application.

Author Biography

Jerry W. Hedge is president and chief operation officer of Personnel Decisions Research Institutes. He is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the American Psychological Association. He currently serves on the editorial board of SIOP's Professional Practice Series. Elaine D. Pulakos is executive vice president and director of Personnel Decisions Research Institutes' Washington D.C. office. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and has served as SIOP president.

Table of Contents

Foreword	xiii
Eduardo Salas
Preface	xv
The Authors	xix
Grappling with Implementation: Some Preliminary Thoughts and Relevant Research	1	(11)
Jerry W. Hedge
Elaine D. Pulakos
Implementing Organizational Change	12	(31)
Carolyn A. Gallagher
Lennox E. Joseph
Maria Veronica Park
Mergers and Acquisitions	43	(35)
Mitchell Lee Marks
Succession Planning	78	(32)
Ben E. Dowell
Information Technology	110	(23)
David W. Dorsey
Implementing Reward Systems	133	(34)
Paul W. Mulvey
Gerald E. Ledford Jr.
Performance Management	167	(31)
Nancy L. Rotchford
Implementing Training: Some Practical Guidelines	198	(34)
Mark S. Teachout
Craig R. Hall
Issues in Implementing Large-Scale Selection Programs	232	(38)
Nancy T. Tippins
Going Global: Additional Considerations Inherent in Cross-Cultural Implementation	270	(27)
Scott L. Eggebeen
Concluding Comments: The Role of Organizational Culture in Implementing Organizational Interventions	297	(14)
Elaine D. Pulakos
Jerry W. Hedge
Index	311