Organization Development and Transformation: Managing Effective Change [Paperback]

Wendell French (Author), Cecil H Bell (Author), Robert A Zawacki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 13, 1999 | ISBN-10: 0256241163 | ISBN-13: 978-0256241167 | Edition: 5

Organization Development and Transformation is a paperback collection of 46 readings that focuses on how people and organizations and people in organizations function, and how to make them function better. This new edition includes coverage of classic OD articles, new cutting edge coverage of topics such as self-directed teams, centers of excellence and learning organizations.

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About the Author

Wendell French (Seattle, WA) teaches in the School of Business Administration at the Universit of Wasnington. Cecil Bell, Jr. (Federal Way, WA) is a member of the faculty in the University of Washington's Graduate School of Business. Robert Zawacki (Colorado Springs, CO) ia a consultant and teachs at the auniversity of Colorado-Boulder.

Product Details

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 5 edition (July 13, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0256241163
• ISBN-13: 978-0256241167
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,510,472 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A excellent collection of the classic readings., December 23, 2000

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This review is from: Organization Development and Transformation: Managing Effective Change (Paperback)

The editors of the book have included in a single volume the classics. The articles include those authored by Kurt Lewin, Chris Argyris, Edgar Schein, Gareth Jones, C.K. Prahalad & Jeffrey Pfeffer besides many others. The latest edition published in 2000 include 16 new readings. Useful resource material for students of organisational behaviour and organisational change. The strategies described in some of the readings could be usefully applied in a variety of work settings. HR practioners and those in human resources development will find some of the articles valuable in crafting policies and renewal of training strategies. To sum it, in the words of the editors, "The field of organisation development is fun and exciting. We hope this anthology will convey some of that sense of excitement." I have discovered that sense of excitement when I read the articles in the book. I will continue to refer to them from time to time.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Resource, October 9, 2005

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Daniel B. Leamon "Dan L" (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Organization Development and Transformation: Managing Effective Change (Paperback)

I used this book in my MBA program. This is a very good resource. It is researched based with many articles that are relatively short and to the point.