Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants

by William J. Rothwell (Editor), Roland L. Sullivan, Gary N. McLean

Enhanced with exhibits, activities, instruments, case studies, and more, each section of this indispensable resource shows you how to implement the change process. The editors, themselves leaders in the field of OD, include insights from a wide variety of well-known practitioners. You'll get valuable tips on: In addition, the book outlines the eight steps in action research: entry, start-up, assessment and feedback, action planning, intervention, evaluation, adoption, and separation. You'll learn the methods for applying each step and the competencies required to successfully conduct each one. Practicing Organization Development is packed with useful, current, proven direction on applying OD principles in the real world--order your copy today!

622 pages, Hardcover

First published May 16, 1995

About the author

William J. Rothwell is professor of Workplace Learning and Performance at Pennsylvania State University and President of Rothwell & Associates, a business consultancy.

Reviews

[Philip · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pfeiffer (now incorporated into John Wiley & Sons) is one of the oldest publishers of material in Organizational Development. This publication is a wonderful and relatively updated view of the discipline, starting with issues and models in OD and then dedicating a whole section on the process. It puts change within the context of OD, an aspect that has been debated in recent years, with certain proponents arguing that change is a discipline in its own right.

This book is recommended for beginners as well as seasoned practitioners in the field of OD.