Organization Development: the Process of Leading Organizational Change Donald Anderson

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This is a relatively brief introduction to the study of organization development (OD). What is organization development? The text notes that (page 2) ". . .an area of academic study and professional practice focused on making organizations better. . . ." This is an interdisciplinary field of study, drawing upon work from business, psychology, human resource management, and so on. The author notes further that (Page 3): "Organization development is the process of increasing organizational effecti This is a relatively brief introduction to the study of organization development (OD). What is organization development? The text notes that (page 2) ". . .an area of academic study and professional practice focused on making organizations better. . . ." This is an interdisciplinary field of study, drawing upon work from business, psychology, human resource management, and so on. The author notes further that (Page 3): "Organization development is the process of increasing organizational effectiveness, and facilitating personal and organizational change through the use of interventions driven by social and behavioral science knowledge."

How does this volume try to outline the study of organization development? First, it covers basic elements of the field. Second, it provides a variety of case studies.

The volume begins by discussing the nature and history and values of OD. Later subjects include the consultation process of OD practitioners, the nature of organizational change, diagnosis of organizations, intervention tactics, sustaining organizational change, and so on.

A useful introduction to the subject. . . .

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Great book, it is an educational text, but it has great content!

Well balanced

Good up-to-date foundation text on organization development and change. I will be using it as the basis for a doctoral level executive style course with supplemental readings. I like that it is not overly broad in scope as the class is fairly narrow and students have many other courses ahead of them. This one balances introduction with sophistication.

Good overview of consulting and change management. I like how the author highlighted the ethical issues in each section.

Read for college. Part of class curriculum.

A nice intro to the field of OD, written from the point of view of acting as an OD consultant.

For a text book, it is pretty easy reading, but a bit long. There are some ethics portions in each chapter that can be skipped, but all in all a good manual for consulting.