Organization Development: How Organizations Change and Develop Effectively

Hodges, Julie

Abstract

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.

Citation

Hodges, J. (2020). Organization Development: How Organizations Change and Develop Effectively. Bloomsbury

• Book Type: Authored Book
• Online Publication Date: Feb 8, 2020
• Publication Date: Feb 8, 2020
• Deposit Date: Apr 17, 2020
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Edition: 1st
• ISBN: 9781352009286
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1121068
• Publisher URL: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/organization-development-9781352009286/
• Contract Date: Oct 30, 2017