Organization Development A Process of Learning and Changing

by Burke, W. Warner; Noumair, Debra A.

• ISBN13: 9780133892482
• ISBN10: 0133892484
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2015-02-04
• Publisher: Ft Pr

Summary

Master the modern discipline of Organizational Development (OD), and use it to plan and drive effective change. Organization Development, Third Edition is today's complete overview of the OD discipline for managers, executives, administrators, consultants, and students alike. Fully updated to reflect major changes since the classic Second Edition, it explains how OD is now practiced, and how it is continuing to evolve. The authors illuminate each key theory in the field, giving readers the background they need to translate theory into action, make key choices, help organizations learn, and lead change. Coverage includes:

• What OD is, where it came from, and where it is headed
• Understanding OD as a process of change
• Defining the OD client (why your client may not be who you think it is)
• Diagnosing organizational problems
• Applying the Burke-Litwin model of organizational performance and change
• Assessing how well OD techniques work
• Working as an OD consultant, and much more

Author Biography

W. WARNER BURKE (New York, NY) is Edward Lee Thorndike Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University where he has been since 1979. He has authored or edited 20 books and written well over 150 articles and book chapters. He has received many awards including several lifetime achievement awards and the Public Service Medal from NASA.

DEBRA A. NOUMAIR (New York, NY) is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, where she received her graduate degrees. She is co-editor of the Emerald Books series on Research in Organizational Change and Development, and founder/director of the Executive Masters of Arts program in Change Leadership at Teachers College. In collaboration with Executive Education at The Columbia Business School, W. Warner Burke Associates/PriceWaterhouse Coopers, CDR International, and Leadership Consulting Associates, she has conducted leadership development programs and executive coaching using multi-rater feedback methods with senior executives at Bank of America, Levi Strauss, NASA, and other leading organizations.

Table of Contents

1. What Is Organization Development?

2. Organization Development Then and Now

3. Where Did OD Come From?

4. Organization Development as a Process of Change

5. Defining the Client: A Different Perspective

6. Understanding Organizations: The Process of Diagnosis

7. The Burke-Litwin Model of Organizational Performance and Change

8. Planning and Managing Change

9. Does OD Work?

10. The OD Consultant

11. New Dimensions of Organization Development

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The classic guide to organizational development and change: now fully updated to reflect the latest paradigms, models, strategies, and tactics