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Organization Development: A Data-Driven Approach to Organizational Change

Author: Janine Waclawski

This hands-on guide--for planning, diagnosing, implementing, and evaluating organization development interventions--gives scientifically based information, tools, suggestions, and guidelines for those who must manage the human side of change.

In Organization Development, leading experts and pioneers:

Present a unified framework for understanding OD

Demonstrate OD's effectiveness for improving individual and organizational performance

Specify what types of goals, values, practices, and interventions should (and should not) represent OD

You'll gain a clear understanding of the processes, approaches, and strategies that have been proven to work in managing organizational change. Plus, you'll get a wealth of charts, materials, and checklists, as well as useful practice tips.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	xiii
	Preface	xv
	The Authors	xxix
Part 1	Quantitative and Qualitative Approaches to Organization Development
1	Introduction and Overview of Organization Development as a Data-Driven Approach for Organizational Change	3
2	Multisource Feedback for Organization Development and Change	27
3	The Role of Personality Assessment in Organization Development	55
4	Surveys as a Tool for Organization Development and Change	78
5	Interviews and Focus Groups: Quintessential Organization Development Techniques	103
6	Organization Development and the Bottom Line: Linking Soft Measures and Hard Measures	127
Part 2	Process-Based Approaches to Organization Development
7	Process Consultation: A Cornerstone of Organization Development Practice	149
8	The Heart of It All: Group- and Team-Based Interventions in Organization Development	164
9	Action Learning	177
10	Appreciative Inquiry: The New Frontier	203
11	Understanding and Using Large System Interventions	222
Part 3	Major Developments in Organization Development
12	Organization Development and IT: Practicing OD in the Virtual World	245
13	Around the World: Organization Development in the International Context	266
14	Evaluating the Impact of Organization Development Interventions	286
15	Organization Development Ethics: Reconciling Tensions in OD Values	302
16	Voices from the Field: Future Directions for Organization Development	321
	Name Index	337
	Subject Index	345

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Business Policy and Strategy: An Action Guide

Author: Cheryl Van Deusen

By analyzing functions such as marketing, production, operations, and finance, Business Policy and Strategy: The Art of Competition demonstrates how to formulate, implement, and evaluate corporate strategy. This new edition reviews basic and alternative strategy policies and illustrates concepts through a case study. Merging operational tactics with strategy, the book blends theory with practicality to define the business environment, resulting in a text that provides students with the necessary background for making strategic decisions.