Hornsby , having conducted all the interviews , was convinced that Fenton ( the bank president ) , the Chamber of Commerce president , and several other local businessmen formed a de facto oligarchy for the region .
Offers advice on how to lead an organization into change, including establishing a sense of urgency, developing a vision and strategy, and generating short-term wins.
Blends theory, concepts and applications in organization development. This book applies behavioral science knowledge to the development of organizational structures, strategies, and processes.
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Most failures in OD change efforts occur during the detailed follow-through of the implementation phase. Therefore it is crucial that the practitioner engage as a partner with the client in outlining and making decisions about each step ...
The Process of Leading Organizational Change Donald L. Anderson ... Cyberspace and the OD profession: Challenges and opportunities. OD Practitioner ... Failures in organization development and change: Cases and essays for learning (pp.
Further reflections on diagnostic and dialogic forms of organization development. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 45(3), 378–383. Mirvis, P. H., & Berg, D. N. (Eds.) (1977). Failures in organization development and change.
In A. B. Shani, R. W. Woodman, & W. A. Pasmore (Eds.), Research in organization change and development (Vol. 19, pp. 117À161). Bingley, UK: Emerald Group ... Do 70 per cent of all organizational change initiatives really fail?
My own work with Michael concentrated on what makes it so difficult for a system to learn from its mistakes (Michael & Mirvis, 1977). In a chapter in Failures in Organization Development and Change, we cited the gap between the ...
Building learning organizations: The design and implementation of organizational learning mechanisms. Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, 32, 292–305. ... Failures in organization development and change. New York: Wiley Interscience.
Dynamic Strategy-Making. Today's fast-paced environments require rapid strategic responses. Yet, conventional approaches for planning and executing strategy are highly formal, detailed, and time-consuming.