A comprehensive, step-by-step guide to assessing the health of an organization which shows consultants and business owners what symptoms of the ailing organization to look for and how to analyze the resulting data. Using an "open systems" approach to diagnosis, Levinson teaches his readers how to apply this technique to the problems of any malfunctioning organization-be it a business, hospital, school or church. Manages to communicate not only the basics of the craft, but also the challenges, rewards, and subtleties of this important specialization.Most importantly, the book includes a complete outline of the assessment process, which consultants will find themselves referring to again and again.
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A gem of a book for understanding organization IN DEPTH!,
By Gerry Stern "Stern's Management Review Online" (Culver City, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Organizational Assessment: A Step-By-Step Guide to Effective Consulting (Hardcover)
As consultants in the field of organization design and change, we have long valued this author's "Organizational Diagnosis," a classic work now out-of-print. The current volume brings this original volume back, but fully updated and highly streamlined. The book takes a diagnostic approach influenced by a psychoanalytical background and psychosocial framework. It is a robust manual for assessing an organization in depth, and outlines a mode for gathering information. Rather than plunge into some recipe for organizational change, this book shows how to understand an organization from many perspectives. Based on this knowledge, a strategy for change can be developed. In addition to examples of proposals, letters to employees, interview questions, and feedback reports, the book presents an excellent assessment outline for use on-site. The work is built on extensive research and is ideal for external and internal consultants and graduate-level students. This book is a gem!-a one-of-kind work that is extraordinary in its comprehensiveness and depth.
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An invaluable source of information on the "organizational assessment" process.,
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Particularly for those who are considering consulting work, or who are just getting started in the consulting field, this is a most
well-written,invaluable source of information on the "organizational assessment" process.
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