Organization development & change /
Organization development and change
Thomas G. Cummings, Christopher G. Worley.
- 10th ed.
- Stamford, CT Cengage Learning, 2015.
- xxii, 810 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Include index.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
General introduction to organization development -- The nature of planned change -- The organization development practitioner -- Entering and contracting -- Diagnosing -- Collecting, analyzing, and feeding back diagnostic information -- Designing interventions -- Managing change -- Evaluating and institutionalizing organization development interventions -- Interpersonal and group process approaches -- Organization process approaches -- Restructuring organizations -- Employee involvement -- Work design -- Performance management -- Talent management -- Workforce diversity and wellness -- Tranformational change -- Continuous change -- Transorganizational change -- Organization development for economic, ecological, and social outcomes -- Organization development in nonindustrial settings : health care, school systems, the public sector, and family-owned -- Future directions in organization development
This book blends rigor and relevance in a comprehensive and clear presentation. The authors work from a strong theoretical foundation to describe, in practical terms, how behavioral science knowledge can be used to develop organizational strategies, structures, and processes