Handbook of Organizational Development

by Thomas Gerald Cummings

Overview

"Cummings has assembled an organization development dream team to provide an overview of the field, fully mature as a discipline and practice, and ever evolving beyond its origins in psychology...Complete with a name and subject index, this volume is significant in relevance and gravitas, unveiling the hard-fought wisdom of the theorists and practitioners who shaped, and are shaped, by the dynamic work of managing change in organizations. A veritable one-stop resource on the topic of organization development—its history, process, practices, and pitfalls. "
—G.E. Leaf, CHOICE

The Handbook of Organization Development reflects the field of organizational development’s rapid growth and success since its inception 50 years ago into a far more diffuse and complex study than it was just a few decades ago. It shows how organizational development has expanded from the need to help organizations cope with internal social problems, to a broader attempt to address more strategic issues of firm structure and competitive advantage in a global environment.

Key Features:

• Reflects the field of OD’s rapid growth and success since it’s inception 50 years ago into a far more diffuse and complex study than it was just a few decades ago.
• Shows how OD has expanded from the need to help organizations cope with internal social problems, to a broader attempt to address more strategic issues of firm structure and competitive advantage in a global environment.
• Provides a synthesis of new methods and perspectives from diverse areas far removed from OD’s psychological origins, including management, economics, sociology, personnel, information systems, and international relations.
• International contributors are included, reflecting similarities and differences from around the world.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780761928126
Publisher:	SAGE Publications
Publication date:	11/06/2007
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	728
Product dimensions:	7.10(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.70(d)

About the Author

Thomas G. Cummings Professor, Chair of the Department of Management and Organization, and Director of the Leadership Institute, received his BS and MBA degrees from Cornell University, and his Ph D in business administration from the University of California at Los Angeles. He was previously on the faculty at Case-Western Reserve University. He has authored 19 books, written over 50 scholarly articles, and given numerous invited papers at national and international conferences. He was formerly Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Management Inquiry, Chairman of the Organizational Development and Change Division of the Academy of Management, President of the Western Academy of Management, and member of the Board of Governors of the Academy of Management. He is currently Associate Editor of the Journal of Organizational Behavior and Past-President of the Academy of Management.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1 Introduction - Thomas Cummings Part I: The Nature of Organization Development CHAPTER 2 Contemporary View of Organization Development - W. Warner Burke CHAPTER 3 From Brainwashing to Organizational Therapy: An Essay on the Evolution of a Model of Change Dynamics - Edgar H. Schein CHAPTER 4 Learning in Organizations - Chris Argyris CHAPTER 5 Four General Strategies for Affecting Change in Human Systems - Robert E. Quinn and Scott Sonenshein CHAPTER 6 Where is the Beef? A Clinical Perspective on Organizational Consultation and Change Inquiry - Manfred Kets de Vries and Katharina Balazs Part II. The Organization Process CHAPTER 7 The Practice of Organization Developmen - David W. Jamieson and Christopher G. Worley CHAPTER 8 Action Research and Organization Development - Peter Reason and Kate Louise Mc Ardle CHAPTER 9 Organization Development Diagnosis - Craig C. Lundberg CHAPTER 10 The Conceptual Underpinnings of Intervening in Organizations - Jean M. Bartunek, John R. Austin, and Myeong-Gu Seo CHAPTER 11 Groups as Agents of Change - J. Richard Hackman and Amy C. Edmondson CHAPTER 12 Assessing Organization Development and Change Interventions - Richard W. Woodman, John B. Bingham, and Feirong Yuan Part III: Organization Interventions Human Process Interventions CHAPTER 13 Process Wisdom - The Heart of Organization Development - Peter B. Vaill CHAPTER 14 Team Building - R. Wayne Boss and Mark L. Mc Conkie CHAPTER 15 Large Group Interventions: Whole System Approaches to Organizational Change - Ronald E. Purser and Thomas J. Griffin Techno-Structural Interventions CHAPTER 16 Socio-Technical Systems: Designing and Managing Sustainable Organizations - Frans M. van Eijnatten, A.B. (Rami) Shani, and Myleen M. Leary CHAPTER 17 Musings on the Past and Future of Employee Empowerment - Gretchen M. Spreitzer and David Doneson CHAPTER 18 Organization Design - Jay R. Galbraith Human Resource Interventions CHAPTER 19 Strategic Human Resources Management - Edward E. Lawler III CHAPTER 20 The Role of Strategic Career Development in Achieving Organizational Effectiveness: A Multilevel Model - Ayse Karaevli and Douglas T. Hall Strategic Interventions CHAPTER 21 Integrating OD with Strategic Planning: Closing the Approach/Methods Gap - Larry Greiner CHAPTER 22 Transforming Organizations: Embrace the Paradox of E and O - Michael Beer CHAPTER 23 A Process for Changing Organizational Culture - Kim Cameron CHAPTER 24 Organization Development at the Top of the Enterprise - David A. Nadler CHAPTER 25 The Order and Chaos of the Learning Organization - George Roth CHAPTER 26 Learning by Design: Key Mechanisms in Organization Development - A. B. (Rami) Shani and Peter Docherty CHAPTER 27 Designing Organizations to Lead with Knowledge - Susan A. Mohrman Part IV: Special Applications of Organization Development CHAPTER 28 The Status of OD in Public Administration: Another Case of Practice Being Ahead of Theory - Robert T. Golembiewski and Gene A. Brewer CHAPTER 29 Organization Development in Family-Owned and Family-Controlled Companies - Ernesto J. Poza CHAPTER 30 Sustainable Organizations - Dexter Dunphy CHAPTER 31 Organization Development for Social Change - L. David Brown, Mark Leach , and Jane G. Covey CHAPTER 32 Organization Development in Non Governmental Organizations: - Rajesh Tandon CHAPTER 33 Developing Interorganizational Networks - Rupert F. Chisholm CHAPTER 34 Transorganizational Development - David M. Boje and Mark E. Hillon CHAPTER 35 Reflections on Organization Development - Warren Bennis

Editorial Reviews

"Cummings has assembled an organization development dream team to provide an overview of the field, fully mature as a discipline and practice, and ever evolving beyond its origins in psychology...Complete with a name and subject index, this volume is significant in relevance and gravitas, unveiling the hard-fought wisdom of the theorists and practitioners who shaped, and are shaped, by the dynamic work of managing change in organizations. A veritable one-stop resource on the topic of organization development-its history, process, practices, and pitfalls. "— G.E. Leaf

Choice Magazine

"Cummings has assembled an organization development dream team to provide an overview of the field, fully mature as a discipline and practice, and ever evolving beyond its origins in psychology...Complete with a name and subject index, this volume is significant in relevance and gravitas, unveiling the hard-fought wisdom of the theorists and practitioners who shaped, and are shaped, by the dynamic work of managing change in organizations. A veritable one-stop resource on the topic of organization development—its history, process, practices, and pitfalls. "

CHOICE - G.E. Leaf