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Organization Development Classics: The Practice and Theory of Change--The Best of the Od Practitioner
Contributor(s): Hoy, Judith C. (Editor), Van Eynde, Donald F. (Editor), Van Eynde, Dixie Cody (Editor)

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ISBN: 0787908665     ISBN-13: 9780787908669
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
OUR PRICE: $52.25  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: October 1997
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Annotation: From the very first issue to the present, the Organization Development Practitioner has been the premier publication of the organization development profession. Its articles?works by such leading-edge practitioners as Burke, Beckhard, Shepard, and Weisbord ?have done no less than define organization development and envision its future. Many of these articles are now considered classics. And for the first time they are assembled here, all in one volume, for practitioners and aspirants to the field to study, learn from, and enjoy again and again.

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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Business & Economics | Development - Business Development
- Business & Economics | Structural Adjustment
- Business & Economics | Entrepreneurship
Dewey: 658.406
LCCN: 97025665
Series: Jossey-Bass Business & Management
Physical Information: 0.97" H x 6.45" W x 9.43" L (1.37 lbs) 340 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
 
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Publisher Description:
Timeless, poetic and wise, the articles recaptured in this remarkable volume beg to be read again and again, a much for their spirit as for their practicality. This collection defines our roots, yet in its timelessness points the way to the road ahead for the theory and practice of organization development.
--Gary E. Jusela, Corporate Director of Organization Development, The Boeing Company

From the very first issue to the present, the OD Practitioner has been the premier publication of the organization development profession. Its articles defined organization development and envisioned its future. These articles are now considered classics. And for the first time, they are assembled here, all in one volume, for practitioners and aspirants to the field to study, learn from, and enjoy again and again. A wealth of innovative thinking that will continue to impact the OD profession for years to come.

To discover where you're going, it helps to first know where you've been. And in the world of organization development, the surest road map is the OD Practitioner.

Among the leading contributors to this volume are:


* Richard Beckhard
* Geoff Bellman
* Warner Burke
* Roger Harrison
* Rosabeth Moss Kanter
* Jim Kouzes
* David Noer
* Tony Petrella
* Barry Posner
* Ed Schein
* Marvin Weisbord
* Margaret Wheatley . . . and many more
Since its debut in 1968, the OD Practitioner has been the premier forum in which the field's founders, innovators, and working professionals have shared their ideas, values, and experiences regarding the practice of a dynamic discipline few can accurately define. With every issue published, the profession chronicles its history, refines its standards, and imagines its future.

Readers will learn from these:


* Stories of OD successes and failures
* Interviews
* Historical insights into OD
* OD anecdotes
* Consulting tips
* Leadership ideas...and much more


In these pages, readers will gain a historical perspective on both the theory and work of organization development that will greatly inform their practice. They will discover reports and research that moved the field ahead. They will gain an appreciation of the foresight the field's founders and innovators had regarding OD's possibilities and usefulness. And they will benefit from a wealth of innovative thinking as relevant today as when originally published?thinking that will continue to impact the practice of organization development for many years to come.
 
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