An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, 7th Edition (Paperback)

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An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, 7th Edition (Paperback)

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For courses in Organization Development, Organizational Behavior and Organizational Change.

An Experiential Approach to Organization Development provides both a conceptual and experiential approach to the study of Organizational Development with a focus on developing interpersonal skills. It gives students a comprehensive, realistic, innovative, and practical introduction to the field, which makes it the most student friendly text on the market.

Contents

Part I: Anticipating Change

1 Organizational Development and Reinventing the Organization

2 Organization Renewal—The Challenge of Change

3 Changing the Culture


Part II: Understanding the OD Process

4 Role and Style of the OD Practitioner

5 The Diagnostic Process

6 Overcoming Resistance to Change

Part III: Developing Excellence in Individuals

7 Process Intervention Skills

8 OD Intervention Strategies

9 Employee Empowerment and Interpersonal Interventions

Part IV: Developing High Performance in Teams

10 Team Development Interventions

11 Intergroup Development Interventions

12 Goal Setting for Effective Organizations

13 Work Team Development

Part V: Developing Success in Organizations

14 High-Performing Systems and the Learning Organization

15 Organization Transformation and Strategic Change

16 The Challenge and the Future for Organizations


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For courses in Organization Development, Organizational Behavior and Organizational Change.

An Experiential Approach to Organization Development provides both a conceptual and experiential approach to the study of Organizational Development with a focus on developing interpersonal skills. It gives students a comprehensive, realistic, innovative, and practical introduction to the field, which makes it the most student friendly text on the market.

How are you currently teaching your OD course? Do you agree that taking an experiential approach to teaching this course would enhance student learning?


Conceptual & Experiential Approach – Unlike most OD texts, this book provides both conceptual and experiential approaches to the study of OD. This structure provides students with the conceptual framework necessary for understanding the relevant issues in OD. It also asks students to actively participate in individual and team exercises that require the application of chapter content to specific organization situations.

· Helps students develop those critical interpersonal skills needed to manage in a changing world.

How do you help your student to develop skills they will need as future managers?

OD Skills Simulations (Exercises) - These self-learning, experiential exercises include both individual and team learning. The exercises take theories and principles covered in the text and bring them to life in team activities. The hands-on, team interaction serves to generate feedback, lively discussions, the testing of personal ideas, and the sharing of information.

· Students develop essential skills, including communication skills, problem solving, decision-making ability, and leadership potential in a “learn by doing” context.

How do you bring theory to life for your students?

Introductory OD Application - Each chapter begins with a brief description of how an organization, such as Disney and Harley-Davidson, is applying that chapter’s OD concepts.

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OD in Practice - Each chapter features in a boxed exhibit a current example of an OD concept or intervention. The examples include both successes and failures. Starbucks, W. L. Gore, the Green Bay Packers, and the CIA are organizations that are discussed.


Case Studies - Cases for class discussion or written assignment are provided at the end of each chapter. The cases challenge you to apply OD principles to organizations.

· Provides students with a real world application for theoretical chapter content.

· Allows students to experience OD by putting theory into practice using cases.

Other Key Points of Differentiation:

Would you like to address the changing business environment throughout your course?


Our Changing World - Each chapter discusses in a boxed exhibit how change is affecting organizations and countries throughout the world. Issues such as globalization, joint ventures, and how different countries approach change are featured.

Is currency of materials presented in the text important to you?

Current examples of business practices - Interwoven throughout the text are current examples of both good and poor business practices. Examples are derived from business publications such as Business Week, Fortune, and The Wall Street Journal.