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Organization development : a practitioner's guide for OD and HR / Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge, and Linda Holbeche.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Edition: Second editionDescription: xii, 435 pages ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780749470173
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 658.406 23 CHE
Contents:
What is OD? Its brief history Theories and practices of OD: a theory overview Theories and practices of OD: the OD cycle and the entry and contracting phase Theories and practices of OD: the diagnostic phase Theories and practices of OD: the intervention phase Theories and practices of OD: the evaluation phase Living at the edge of chaos of change; Back room and front room change matters Can behavioural change be made easy? The Organization Development practitioner Power and politics and Organization Development HR in relation to OD Organization Design Transformation and culture change Building organizational agility and resilience Building the context for employee engagement Developing effective leadership
Summary: "Organization development is the systematic method of taking an objective look at how an organization is operating and gathering information, and then deciding on the most appropriate action to help that organization develop and improve. Written by two leading experts in the field, this updated second edition of Organization Development includes new coverage of complexity and chaos theory, new case studies describing OD practices and attitudes in countries outside of the U.S. and U.K., and new chapters on change and culture and employee engagement and wellbeing. The authors have also re-structured the book's format, creating greater cross-referencing between the HR and OD sections and an added emphasis on the collaborations between OD and HR functions. "--Summary: "Organization Development is concerned with using planned and systematic approaches to help develop more effective organizations. This is done by taking an objective look at how an organization is operating, gathering information and then deciding on the most appropriate action to help that organization change and develop. Written by two of the leading experts in the field, Organization Development defines OD and describes how it can be used effectively in today's economy to create organizations which maximise organizational capability. The authors provide practical advice on using diagnostics techniques to identify an organization's needs and explain how to use them across a range of areas including change, culture and organization design. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Organization Development provides a wealth of helpful advice for OD practitioners, HR professionals and those with an interest in helping develop their organization"--
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General Books General Books CUTN Central Library Medicine, Technology & Management Non-fiction 658.406 CHE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 33854

What is OD? Its brief history Theories and practices of OD: a theory overview Theories and practices of OD: the OD cycle and the entry and contracting phase Theories and practices of OD: the diagnostic phase Theories and practices of OD: the intervention phase Theories and practices of OD: the evaluation phase Living at the edge of chaos of change; Back room and front room change matters Can behavioural change be made easy? The Organization Development practitioner Power and politics and Organization Development HR in relation to OD Organization Design Transformation and culture change Building organizational agility and resilience Building the context for employee engagement Developing effective leadership

Includes bibliographical references (pages 412-426) and index.

"Organization development is the systematic method of taking an objective look at how an organization is operating and gathering information, and then deciding on the most appropriate action to help that organization develop and improve. Written by two leading experts in the field, this updated second edition of Organization Development includes new coverage of complexity and chaos theory, new case studies describing OD practices and attitudes in countries outside of the U.S. and U.K., and new chapters on change and culture and employee engagement and wellbeing. The authors have also re-structured the book's format, creating greater cross-referencing between the HR and OD sections and an added emphasis on the collaborations between OD and HR functions. "--

"Organization Development is concerned with using planned and systematic approaches to help develop more effective organizations. This is done by taking an objective look at how an organization is operating, gathering information and then deciding on the most appropriate action to help that organization change and develop. Written by two of the leading experts in the field, Organization Development defines OD and describes how it can be used effectively in today's economy to create organizations which maximise organizational capability. The authors provide practical advice on using diagnostics techniques to identify an organization's needs and explain how to use them across a range of areas including change, culture and organization design. Bridging the gap between theory and practice, Organization Development provides a wealth of helpful advice for OD practitioners, HR professionals and those with an interest in helping develop their organization"--

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