Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants (J-B O-D (Organizational Development)) [Hardcover]

William J. Rothwell (Author), Roland Sullivan (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0787962384 | ISBN-13: 978-0787962388 | Publication Date: March 28, 2005 | Edition: 2

Since it was first published in 1995, Practicing Organization Development has become a classic in change management. Now completely revised and updated, editors Rothwell and Sullivan, leaders in the field of OD, and numerous expert practitioners, walk you through each episode of change facilitation.

You?ll find exhibits, activities, instruments, and case studies. You'll get help applying each phase of a popular emerging change making model. And you?ll find include applied research and insights from a wide variety of well-known OD practitioners and academicians. Included in this comprehensive resource are an instructor's guide, ever expanding materials on the Web, and a companion CD-ROM with PowerPoint slides and supplemental materials.

Practicing Organization Development is packed with useful, current, proven direction on applying OD principles in the real world -- order your copy today!

Editorial Reviews

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"Since the OD series in 1967, no other work has offered so much practical and conceptual material for OD practitioners." (Richard Beckhard, Coeditor, Addison-Wesley OD Series) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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"Nowadays a good roadmap is needed to navigate all the roads, and this book does a great job of telling the reader of the variety of destinations that can be reached and how to reach them. ...this book is as complete a compendium on what OD is and can be as is currently available."
--Dr. Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management, co-founder of the Addison-Wesley OD series in 1969

"Many of our organizations are in a crucible. Crucibles are utterly transformational experiences from which one emerges either hopelessly broken or powerfully emboldened to learn and lead. This book is a bright signal of what our change field has to assist you to become successful and make a difference in all you do."
--Dr. Warren Bennis, professor and founding chairman of The Leadership Institute at the University of Southern California

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 752 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 2 edition (March 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0787962384
• ISBN-13: 978-0787962388
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7.1 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #763,764 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William J. Rothwell, Ph.D., SPHR (1951-present) was born in Springfield, IL. His website is www.rothwell-associates.com, and you can see his videos on YouTube by searching on YouTube for WilliamJRothwell. He is currently a professor at The Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus and is also President of Rothwell & Associates, Inc, a consulting firm. He is a frequent conference keynote speaker and seminar presenter. His wife is Marcelina V. Rothwell, President of Greenhills Village Retirement and Assisted Living Residence in State College, PA (see http://www.greenhillsvillage.com/). His daughter is Candice S. Rothwell and his son his Froilan Perucho. Reach William at [e-mail].

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53 of 56 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The essestial skills needed to do change management today, June 16, 1997

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This review is from: Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants (Hardcover)

This book has become a best seller in the change managment and organization development arena. It is used as a text book by many universities. At the last OD network meeting, 4 graduate programs in OD identified this as the favorite of students. It is practical, easy to read and is very useful for anyone doing consulting. Dick Beckhard who coined the phrase Organization Development says it is the best book on change since his Addision-Wesley Series on OD

10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Professional 'Keeper', March 16, 2003

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This review is from: Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants (Hardcover)

This 'Guide' book is one of four used in a Human Resource Development course that I took in a masters program. The content is the type that will be referred to over and over again in the course of an HRDV career. Some principles should not change, and the ones in this book are rich. A copy is staying in my personal library.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great book on organizational devleopment, May 14, 2010

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This review is from: Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants (J-B O-D (Organizational Development)) (Hardcover)

Ordered this book as part of the text required for my human resource development calls. For comprehensive.