Organization Development: How Organizations Change and Develop Effectively

Organization Development: How Organizations Change and Develop Effectively
ISBN-10
1350305375
ISBN-13
9781350305373
Series
Organization Development
Category
Business & Economics
Pages
301
Language
English
Published
2020-02-08
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Author
Julie Hodges

Description

This engaging and accessible textbook shows the importance and role of organizational development around the world, within the context of organizational change. Fostering an analytic approach to organizational issues, it charts the evolution of the field and shows how today OD fosters organizational effectiveness and individual wellbeing. Firmly grounded in a global perspective, it provides a contemporary analysis of OD and highlights the key diagnostic and intervention techniques that can be used to build organizational effectiveness. With a range of critical perspectives, skills development exercises, and practitioner insight, this book blends theory and practice to show OD's conceptualization and its application to contemporary issues faced by organizations. Suitable for upper undergraduate, postgraduate and MBA level, this is the ideal textbook for anyone studying organizational development.

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