Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants [Hardcover]

William J. Rothwell (Author), Roland L. Sullivan (Author), Gary N. McLean (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0883903792 | ISBN-13: 978-0883903797 | Publication Date: May 16, 1995 | Edition: 1

Enhanced with exhibits, activities, instruments, case studies, and more, each section of this indispensable resource shows you how to implement the change process. The editors, themselves leaders in the field of OD, include insights from a wide variety of well-known practitioners.

You'll get valuable tips on:

Defining OD

Marketing OD services

Planning and conducting an intervention

Assessing the effort and gathering feedback

Conducting large-scale and small-scale interventions

Using OD methods internationally

Maintaining ethical standards in OD . . . and much more!

In addition, the book outlines the eight steps in action research: entry, start-up, assessment and feedback, action planning, intervention, evaluation, adoption, and separation. You'll learn the methods for applying each step and the competencies required to successfully conduct each one.

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)

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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 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 622 pages
• Publisher: Pfeiffer; 1 edition (May 16, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0883903792
• ISBN-13: 978-0883903797
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #297,320 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.