Organization development principles, processes, performance - McLean, Gary N. (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2006)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-448) and indexes
What is Organization development? -- Enrty: Marketing and contracting -- Start-up and systems theory -- Organizational assessment and feedback -- Action planning and introduction to interventions -- Implementation: Individual level -- Implementation: Team and interteam level -- Implementation: Process level -- Implementation: Global level -- Implementation: Organizational level -- Implementation: Community and national level -- Evaluation of processes and results -- Adoption of changes and follow-up -- Reasons for separation from the organization -- Ethics and values driving OD -- Competencies for OD -- Issues facing OD and its future
Bridging the gap between heavy theory and heavy practice, "Organization Development provides an emphasis on performance and results in addition to an overview of tools, techniques, and processes. Covering basic steps such as marketing, start-up, planning, and evaluation, the book includes a comprehensive discussion of implementation from the individual level to the global. The book gives consultants, managers, and students of the field a holistic perspective into the full range of values that organization development has to offer