Critical Issues in Organizational Development
Case Studies for Analysis and Discussion
1st Edition
Published on 1. April 2013
351 pages
978-1-62396-327-9 (ISBN)
Description
This case study book provides 30 cases and responses from 90 OD consultants with expert insights specific to each particular case topic. This book is the culmination of ten years of collaboration between the Homer Johnson, Peter Sorensen and Therese Yaeger, and the OD Network that originally printed these cases in the OD Practitioner. Now with the 30 case studies compiled in one OD resource book, both practitioners and academics can experience an OD challenge and value the differing responses from OD experts.
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Homer H. Johnson | Peter F. Sorensen | Therese F. Yaeger
Critical Issues in Organization Development
Case Studies for Analysis and Discussion
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04/2013
Information Age Publishing
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Content
- Intro
- CONTENTS
- INTRODUCTION
- SECTION I STRATEGY
- RECOGNIZING THE VALUE ... AND VALUES ... OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
- MEASURING ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT'S SUCCESS
- EXPLORING LARGE GROUP INTERVENTIONS
- PRESCRIBING A HEALTHY DOSE OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTHCARE
- QUALITY INITIATIVE IN THE PATHOLOGY LAB
- ANTICIPATING MAJOR RESISTANCE IN METRO CITY
- RESOLVING AN HUMAN RESOURCES PROBLEM AT METRO TRANSIT
- SECTION II RESOURCES AND THE BOTTOM LINE
- TODAY'S CHALLENGING TIMES AND THE ROLE OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
- IMPLEMENTING THE TRIPLE BOTTOM LINE . OR NOT?
- LEVERAGING ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT
- THE CASE OF THE IDEAL ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT JOB
- THE SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE AT METRO CHARITY HOSPITAL
- SECTION III POWER AND ETHICS
- POWER AND ETHICS
- SOME QUESTIONABLE PRACTICES AT COUNTY GENERAL
- THE CASE OF 360 DEGREE REVIEWS AT ELECTRONICS DIVISION
- YOU WALKED INTO A POLITICAL MINEFIELD, AND I HOPE YOU SURVIVE
- THE TRANSITION ISN'T WORKING!
- SECTION IV CONFLICT
- THE CASE OF FOOD SERVICE
- "DO YOU WANT TO WORK FOR A JERK?"
- RESOLVING CONFLICT AT INSO
- RESOLVING CONFLICT AT THE WALBERG BANK GROUP
- THE CASE OF COMPETITION AT CENTRI-PHARM
- THE CASE OF BAD NEWS AT GREAT NORTH INSURANCE
- RIOTING IN THE THIRD WARD
- SECTION V GLOBAL ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CULTURE
- A CASE OF TOO MUCH DIVERSITY?
- IMPLEMENTING "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND"
- THE CASE OF CAMWELL HIGH SCHOOL
- ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT'S ROLE WHEN GOING GLOBAL
- IMPLEMENTING A GLOBAL CORPORATE STRATEGY
- ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT IN AFRICA
- ABOUT THE AUTHORS
