Organization development and transformation : managing effective change / [edited by] Wendell L. French, Cecil H. Bell, Jr. and Robert A. Zawacki.

Contributor(s): French, Wendell L, 1923- | Bell, Cecil, 1935- | Zawacki, Robert A Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2005. Edition: 6th edDescription: x, 506 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: 0072481676 (pbk. : alk. paper); 0071240985; 9780071240987; 0071112669 (International ed.)Subject(s): Organizational changeDDC classification: 658.406 LOC classification: HD58.8 | .O724 2005Online resources: WorldCat details

Contents:

Pt. 1. Mapping the territory -- 1. What is organization development? / Richard Beckhard -- 2. A history of organization development / Wendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell, Jr. -- 3. General strategies for effecting changes in human systems / Robert Chin and Kenneth D. Benne -- 4. Toward third-wave managing and consulting / Marvin R. Weisbord -- 5. Organization development and transformation / Jerry I. Porras and Robert C. Silvers -- 6. Most influential management books of the 20th century / Arthur G. Bedeian and Daniel A. Wren -- Pt. 2. Foundations of organization development and transformation -- 7. The field approach : culture and group life as quasi-stationary processes / Kurt Lewin -- 8. Two-person disputes / Carl Rogers TOC

Summary: [This] is a ... collection of 48 readings designed to help individuals, teams and organizations function better in today's environment of rapid- and often random-change. [The book] involves a critical leadership and management methodology. The concepts of [organization development] have become a part of the effective manager's repertoire, in addition to business knowledge and technical competencies.-Back cover.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Reserve Section	Non-fiction	658.406 FRO 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		15390
Text	Dr. S. R. Lasker Library, EWU Circulation Section	Non-fiction	658.406 FRO 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-2	Available		15391

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Organization development and transformation.
New York : McGraw-Hill/Irwin, c2005
(OCoLC)624680707

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Pt. 1. Mapping the territory --
1. What is organization development? / Richard Beckhard --
2. A history of organization development / Wendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell, Jr. --
3. General strategies for effecting changes in human systems / Robert Chin and Kenneth D. Benne --
4. Toward third-wave managing and consulting / Marvin R. Weisbord --
5. Organization development and transformation / Jerry I. Porras and Robert C. Silvers --
6. Most influential management books of the 20th century / Arthur G. Bedeian and Daniel A. Wren --
Pt. 2. Foundations of organization development and transformation --
7. The field approach : culture and group life as quasi-stationary processes / Kurt Lewin --
8. Two-person disputes / Carl Rogers TOC

[This] is a ... collection of 48 readings designed to help individuals, teams and organizations function better in today's environment of rapid- and often random-change. [The book] involves a critical leadership and management methodology. The concepts of [organization development] have become a part of the effective manager's repertoire, in addition to business knowledge and technical competencies.-Back cover.

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