Organizational Development: Behavior Science Interventions for Organizational Improvement - Softcover

French, Wendell L.; Bell, Cecil H.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0136416306 ISBN 13: 9780136416302

Publisher: Prentice Hall, 1984

Synopsis

French and Bell explore the improvement of organizations through planned, systematic, long-range efforts focused on the organization's culture and its human and social processes. They present a concise but comprehensive exposition of the theory, practice and research related to organization development. The Fifth Edition reflects recent developments, advances and expansions, and research.

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About the Author

Wendell French, PhD Harvard University, is a retired professor of management and organization from the University of Washington. His fields of specialty are organizational development and human resource management, including team building, inter-group team building, and human resource policies. His consulting work focuses on participative approaches to organizational improvement, assessment of HRM programs, and management and supervisory development. He is the author of several books and has contributed to numerous business and professional journals.
Cecil H. Bell (1935 - 2009) was born in Nashville, TN. He earned his master's degree in General Psychology at Boston University in 1960. He taught for 30 years at the University of Washington Graduate School of Business, Department of Management and Organization. He is the author of numerous publications and the co-author of a well-known book in his field of study, Organization Development: Behavioral Science Interventions for Organization Improvement.

Edition details

• Publisher: Prentice Hall
• Publication date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0136416306
• ISBN 13: 9780136416302
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 347