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A Field Guide for Organisation Development

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A Field Guide for Organisation Development book

Taking Theory into Practice

A Field Guide for Organisation Development

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A Field Guide for Organisation Development book

Taking Theory into Practice
Edited ByMike Alsop, Ed Griffin, Martin Saville, Grahame Smith
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2014
eBook Published 23 March 2016
Pub. location London
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315564692
Pages 322 pages
eBook ISBN 9781315564692
SubjectsBehavioral Sciences, Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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Alsop, M. (Ed.), Griffin, E. (Ed.), Saville, M. (Ed.), Smith, G. (Ed.). (2014). A Field Guide for Organisation Development. London: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315564692

Organisation Development, as a field, is messy, imperfect and hard to get hold of - it is like nailing jelly to the wall. A Field Guide for Organisation Development offers a variety of perspectives and unparalleled experiences from practitioners and researchers who all share an interest and involvement in Organisation Development (OD). In it are multiple voices, mindsets and practices - not all of which necessarily agree with each other. Leading OD practitioners present a contemporary, practical guide that tackles the dilemmas and polarities that face anyone studying or practising within the OD arena, and encourages them to develop their own particular practice of OD in a way that is appropriate for their context, skills and preferences, while challenging them to look beyond what comes naturally. Here are new ways to support the growth and development of an organisation from modest endeavours that are small in scale to organisation-wide change programmes. A Field Guide for Organisation Development is as comprehensive a resource to support the practice of OD as can be found anywhere. It covers issues of organisational health as well as offering tools aimed at supporting practitioners to survive in the harsh realities of organisational life. It contains chapters on the OD practitioner, on groups, on culture, on data and evaluation. It offers perspectives on change, on the relationship between OD and HR, and on the use of external consultants.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter |2 pages

Introduction

chapter 1|22 pages

What is Organisation Development? An Introduction to the Field

WithEd Griffin

chapter 2|12 pages

HR and Organisation Development: A Match Made in Heaven or the Odd Couple?

chapter 3|21 pages

The Practitioner at the Heart of OD: The Role of the Individual

WithMartin Saville

chapter 4|18 pages

The Reality of Organisational Life: Working at the Edges and in the Spaces in Between

chapter 5|35 pages

Working with Chaos and Complexity: An OD Practitioner’s Perspective

chapter 6|24 pages

Underpinning OD Practice with Data: Using Data Wisely

WithJames Traeger

chapter 7|24 pages

Working with Groups in Organisations: ‘Could you Come and Do Something with my Team?’

chapter 8|20 pages

Large Group Interventions: A Potent Alchemy

WithSue Belgrave

chapter 9|26 pages

Culture and OD: Appreciating the ‘Unseen Hand’ Governing Behaviour in Organisations

chapter 10|22 pages

Planning and Managing Complex Change: Where OD Meets Project Management

chapter 11|24 pages

Working with External Consultants: Smart Contracting and Consulting

chapter 12|24 pages

Measuring and Evaluating OD: Return on Investment?

WithLiz Finney, Jo Hennessy
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