An Experiential Approach to Organization Development - Softcover

Harvey, Donald F.; Brown, Donald R.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0132973596 ISBN 13: 9780132973595

Publisher: Pearson Education (US), 1992

Synopsis

This text offers a user-friendly view of organization development, including current OD techniques and empirical findings. It presents organization development from an experiential learning approach - students not only read about concepts but practice and experiment with them, through simulated organizational situations that utilize new knowledge and experience. This fourth edition presents organization transformation in practice; updates all tables, facts, figures and references revises existing cases and exercises, and adds several new ones; adds new illustrations and figures to increase the book's visual appearance; adds new and more simulations; covers a broader range of organizations - examines in detail how organizations can be changed to perform more effectively and features a wealth of practical examples and applications, showing the major problems that OD consultants and managers face in their efforts to change organizations to meet a changing environment. Each chapter contains an OD application, a major example describing an actual company application, practial examples, a case and behavioural problem-solving situation, often new or substantially revised, chapter objectives, a list of key terms, and review questions.

About this title

From the Back Cover

A book that makes the complex and fascinating world of managing people easy to grasp and enjoyable to study!

In this new sixth edition of their successful book, Don Harvey and Don Brown give you an integrated and comprehensive view of the field of organization development. Whether you are an introductory student, a novice in the field, or a practicing manager, these authors make it simple to understand and utilize the newest approaches, concepts, and techniques.

User-friendly, practical, and realistic, An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, Sixth Edition, presents both conceptual and experiential approaches as it focuses on the real world of organization development. Exciting examples and innovative applications show you how OD is applied in today's organizations, and what it takes to manage in a changing world.

In addition, you'll find

• The most up-to-date coverage of important topics, such as: the learning organization, managing diversity, empowerment, changing the corporate culture, and self-managed work teams.
• Thorough coverage of open systems and contingencies.
• Self-learning, experiential exercises that take theories and principles and bring them to life in team activities.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson Education (US)
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0132973596
• ISBN 13: 9780132973595
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 608