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      A Field Guide for Organisation Development
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      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 18 March 2016
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315564692
      Pages 328
      eBook ISBN 9781315564692
      Subjects Behavioral Sciences, Economics, Finance, Business & Industry
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      Alsop, M., Griffin, E., Saville, M., & Smith, G. (Eds.). (2014). A Field Guide for Organisation Development: Taking Theory into Practice (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315564692

      ABSTRACT

      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

      ByEd 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

      ByMartin 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

      ByJames 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

      BySue 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?

      ByLiz Finney, Jo Hennessy
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