Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Fundamentals of Organization Development
Richard Beckhard
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Beckhard, R. (2010). Organization development: planned environment change. In D. Coghlan & A. B. Shani (Eds.), SAGE Library in Business and Management: Fundamentals of organization development (Vol. 4, pp. 25-25). London: SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9781446261774.n2
Beckhard, Richard. "Organization Development: Planned Environment Change." In Fundamentals of Organization Development, edited by David Coghlan and Abraham B. Shani, 25, SAGE Library in Business and Management. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010. doi: 10.4135/9781446261774.n2.
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Beckhard, Richard. "Organization Development: Planned Environment Change." Fundamentals of Organization Development. Eds. David Coghlan and Abraham B. Shani. Vol. 4. London: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2010. 25. SAGE Knowledge. Web. SAGE Library in Business and Management. 13 Dec. 2019, doi: 10.4135/9781446261774.n2.
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I want to look now at organization development as a phenomenon. In this chapter, I will first develop an operational definition of organization development, or OD, as it is usually called. I will examine the characteristics of an effective and healthy organization, then look at the operational goals of organization-development efforts, and discuss some of the generalizable characteristics of organization-development efforts. I will then examine some types of organization conditions that produce such a planned-change effort. Finally, I will compare organization-development efforts with other plannedchange efforts such as management-development programs, organizationwide training efforts, and operations-research efforts. What Is Organization Development? Definition . Organization development is an effort (1) planned , (2) organization wide , and (3) managed from the top , to (4) increase organization effectiveness and health through (5) planned interventions in the organization's “processes”, using behavioral-science knowledge. 1. It is a planned change effort. An OD program involves a systematic diagnosis of the organization, the development of a strategic plan for improvement, and the mobilization of resources to carry out the effort. 2. It involves the total “ system ”. An organization-development effort is related to a total organization change such as a change in the…
‘Organization Development: Planned Environment Change’, RichardBeckhardOrganization Development: Strategies and Models(Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1969), pp. 9–25. © 1969, Reprinted with permission of Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. -
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- All Readings
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I want to look now at organization development as a phenomenon. In this chapter, I will first develop an operational definition of organization development, or OD, as it is usually called. I will examine the characteristics of an effective and healthy organization, then look at the operational goals of organization-development efforts, and discuss some of the generalizable characteristics of organization-development efforts. I will then examine some types of organization conditions that produce such a planned-change effort. Finally, I will compare organization-development efforts with other plannedchange efforts such as management-development programs, organizationwide training efforts, and operations-research efforts. What Is Organization Development? Definition . Organization development is an effort (1) planned , (2) organization wide , and (3) managed from the top , to (4) increase organization effectiveness and health through (5) planned interventions in the organization's “processes”, using behavioral-science knowledge. 1. It is a planned change effort. An OD program involves a systematic diagnosis of the organization, the development of a strategic plan for improvement, and the mobilization of resources to carry out the effort. 2. It involves the total “ system ”. An organization-development effort is related to a total organization change such as a change in the…
‘Organization Development: Planned Environment Change’, RichardBeckhardOrganization Development: Strategies and Models(Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1969), pp. 9–25. © 1969, Reprinted with permission of Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, NJ. -
Volume I: Understanding and Researching in Organization Development
Part I: Understanding Organization Development
1. Group Decision and Social Change
Kurt Lewin
1948
Readings in Social Psychology
2. Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Richard Beckhard
1969
Organization Development: Strategies and Models
Frank Friedlander | L. Brown
1974
Annual Review of Psychology
4. The Development of Human Systems: Basic Themes
Fred Massarik | Newton Margulies | Robert Tannenbaum
1985
Human Systems, Development
5. Organization Development: Science, Technology, or Philosophy?
Edgar Schein
1989
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper
6. The New Agenda for Organization Development
W. Burke
1997
W. Warner Burke Organizational Dynamics
7. Organization Development from the View of the Experts: Summary Results
D. Warrick
2005
Practicing Organization Development
8. T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness
Chris Argyris
1964
Harvard Business Review
9. Overcoming Resistance to Change
Lester Coch | John French
1948
Human Relations
10. Kurt Lewin and the Harwood Studies: The Foundations of OD
Bernard Burnes
2007
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Part II: Research in Organization Development
11. The Process of Utilization of Social Research to Improve Social Practice
Ronald Lippitt
1965
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
12. Using Research to Guide an Organization Development Project
Samuel Culbert
1972
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
13. Organization Inquiry: Towards a New Model of the Action Research Process
Abraham Shani | William Pasmore
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
14. Survey-Guided Development: Using Human Resources Measurement in Organizational Change
David Bowers | Jerome Franklin
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
15. The Case Meta-Analysis Method for OD
R. Bullock | Mark Tubbs
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
16. Organizational Change and the Conduct of Assessment Research
Edward Lawler | David Nadler | Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Volume II: Pillars of Organization Development
Part I: Values/Ethics
17. Values, Ethics, and OD Practice
David Jamieson | William Gellermann
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Part II: Change
Warren Bennis
1966
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
19. General Strategies for Effecting Changes in Human Systems
Robert Chin | Kenneth Benne
1976
The Planning of Change
20. Assessing the Process and Progress of Change in Organizational Change Programs
Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
21. Measuring Change and Persistence in Human Affairs: Types of Change Generated by OD Designs
Robert Golembiewski | Keith Billingsley | Samuel Yeager
1976
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Jean Bartunek | Michael Moch
1987
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
23. Development, Transition or Transformation: The Question of Change in Organizations
Linda Ackerman
1986
OD Practitioner
24. Transformational and Coercive Strategies for Planned Organizational Change: Beyond the O.D. Model
Dexter Dunphy | Doug Stace
1988
Organization Studies
25. A Review of Research on the Change Typology
Achilles Armenakis
1988
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Part III: Diagnosing
Charles Krone
1974
New Technologies in Organization Development
27. Organizational Diagnosis: Six Places to Look for Trouble with or without a Theory
Marvin Weisbord
1976
Group and Organization Studies
28. A Model for Diagnosing Organizational Behavior
David Nadler | Michael Tushman
1980
Organizational Dynamics
29. Stream Analysis: A Method for Decomposing Organization Development Interventions
Jerry Porras | Joan Harkness | Coeleen Kiebert
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
30. Organization Development Diagnosis
Craig Lundberg
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Part IV: Consulting
31. Dimensions of the Consultant's Job
Ronald Lippitt
1959
Journal of Social Issues
32. Consultants and Detectives
Fred Steele
1969
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
33. An Organization Development Approach to Consulting
David Kolb | Alan Frohman
1970
Sloan Management Review
34. A General Philosophy of Helping: Process Consultation
Edgar Schein
1990
Sloan Management Review
Part V: Understanding Interventions
35. The Primary Tasks of Intervention Activities
Chris Argyris
1970
Intervention Theory & Method: Behavioral Science View
36. Choosing the Depth of Organizational Intervention
Roger Harrison
1970
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
37. Planned Change in Underorganized Systems1
L. Brown
1980
System Theory for Organization Development
Volume III: Organization Development Interventions
Part I: Limited Change Programs
38. Career Development and Planning
Douglas Hall | Marilyn Morgan
1983
Contemporary Problems in Personnel
Richard Beckhard
1967
Harvard Business Review
40. Role Negotiation: A Tough Minded Approach to Team Development
Roger Harrison
1972
The Social Technology of Organization Development
41. Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Deborah Gebhardt | Carolyn Crump
1990
American Psychologist
42. Optimizing Team-Building Efforts
Richard Beckhard
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Part II: Focused Change Programs
43. When Does Work Restructuring Work? Organizational Innovations at Volvo and GM
Noel Tichy | Jay Nisberg
1976
Organizational Dynamics
44. Management by Objectives: The Team Approach
Wendell French | Robert Hollmann
1975
California Management Review
45. Self-Designing Organizations: Towards Implementing Quality-of-Work-Life Innovations
Thomas Cummings | Susan Mohrman
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
46. Quality Management: Practice Risks and Value-Added Roles for Organization Development Practitioners
Ira Levin | Jonathan Gottlieb
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Part III: Holistic Change Programs
47. Breakthrough in Organization Development
Robert Blake | Jane Mouton | Louis Barnes | Larry Greiner
1964
Harvard Business Review
48. Strategies for Large System Change
Richard Beckhard
1975
Sloan Management Review
49. Future Search: Toward Strategic Integration
Marvin Weisbord
1989
The Emerging Practice of Organization Development
50. Collateral Organization: A New Change Strategy
Dale Z
1974
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
51. When is Appreciative Inquiry Transformational? A Meta-Case Analysis
Gervase Bushe | Aniq Kassam
2005
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
52. Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Edgar Schein
1989
Human Resource Management in International Firms
Eric Trist
1982
Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior
54. Sociotechnical Systems Redesign
William Pasmore
1988
Designing Effective Organizations: The Sociotechnical System Perspective
Michael Stebbins | Abraham Shani | Wayne Moon | Debra Bowles
1998
Journal of Organizational Change Management
56. How to Have an Honest Conversation about Your Business Strategy
Michael angel | Russell Eisenstat
2004
Harvard Business Review
Volume IV: Organization Development – Emerging Issues and Challenges
Part II: Learning
63. Action Science and Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
1995
Journal of Managerial Psychology
64. Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
Amy Edmondson
2003
California Management Review
65. Changing Others through Changing Ourselves: The Transformation of Human Systems
Robert Quinn | Gretchen Spreitzer | Matthew Brown
2000
Journal of Management Inquiry
66. Fundamental Organizational Change as Organizational Learning: Creating Team-Based Organizations
Susan Mohrman | Allan Mohrman
1997
Research in Organizational Change and Development
67. Learning History: An Action Research Practice in Support of Actionable Learning
George Roth | Hilary Bradbury
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
68. Learning by Design: Key Mechanisms in Organization Development
A. Shani | Peter Docherty
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Part III: Sustainability and OD
69. Sustained by Work: Individual and Social Sustainability in Work Organizations
Mari Kira | Frans van Eijnatten
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
Richard Boyatzis
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
71. Collaborating for Systemic Change
Peter Senge | Benyamin Lichtenstein | Katrin Kaeufer | Hilary Bradbury | John Carroll
2007
Sloan Management Review
Part IV: Global OD
72. Organization Development and Change Interventions: A Seven-Nation Comparison
Ellen Fagenson-Eland | Ellen Ensher | W. Burke
2004
Ellen Fagenson-Eland, Ellen A. Ensher and W. Warner Burke The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
73. Lewin Meets Confucius: A Re-View of the OD Model of Change
Robert Marshak
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Tojo Thatchenkery
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Part V: Understanding OD – The Future
Joe McDonagh | David Coghlan
2006
Public Administration Quarterly
76. Forward to the Past: Reclaiming OD's Influence in the World
Ann Feyerherm | Christopher Worley
2008
OD Practitioner
Gervase Bushe | Robert Marshak
2008
OD Practitioner
78. The Future of OD Education in a Global and Sustainable World
Matt Minahan | Katherine Farquhar
2008
OD Practitioner
Part I: Future Research Paradigm
Edgar Schein
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
59. Collaborating for Management Research: From Action Research to Intervention Research in Management
Armand Hatchuel | Albert David
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
60. Action Research and the Problem of the Single Case
Bjørn Gustavsen
2003
Bjørn Gustavsen Concepts & Transformation
61. Collaborative Management Research through Communities of Inquiry: Challenges and Skills
David Coghlan | A. Shani
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
62. Toward a More Rigorous, Reflective, and Relevant Science of Collaborative Management Research
William Pasmore | Richard Woodman | Aneika Simmons
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
57. Action Science: Linking Causal Theory and Meaning Making in Action Research
Victor Friedman | Tim Rogers
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participativ Inquiry and Practice
A General Philosophy of Helping: Process Consultation
Edgar Schein
1990
Sloan Management Review
A Model for Diagnosing Organizational Behavior
David Nadler | Michael Tushman
1980
Organizational Dynamics
A Review of Research on the Change Typology
Achilles Armenakis
1988
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Action Research and the Problem of the Single Case
Bjørn Gustavsen
2003
Bjørn Gustavsen Concepts & Transformation
Action Science and Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
1995
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Action Science: Linking Causal Theory and Meaning Making in Action Research
Victor Friedman | Tim Rogers
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participativ Inquiry and Practice
An Organization Development Approach to Consulting
David Kolb | Alan Frohman
1970
Sloan Management Review
Assessing the Process and Progress of Change in Organizational Change Programs
Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Breakthrough in Organization Development
Robert Blake | Jane Mouton | Louis Barnes | Larry Greiner
1964
Harvard Business Review
Michael Stebbins | Abraham Shani | Wayne Moon | Debra Bowles
1998
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Career Development and Planning
Douglas Hall | Marilyn Morgan
1983
Contemporary Problems in Personnel
Warren Bennis
1966
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Changing Others through Changing Ourselves: The Transformation of Human Systems
Robert Quinn | Gretchen Spreitzer | Matthew Brown
2000
Journal of Management Inquiry
Choosing the Depth of Organizational Intervention
Roger Harrison
1970
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Edgar Schein
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
Collaborating for Management Research: From Action Research to Intervention Research in Management
Armand Hatchuel | Albert David
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Collaborating for Systemic Change
Peter Senge | Benyamin Lichtenstein | Katrin Kaeufer | Hilary Bradbury | John Carroll
2007
Sloan Management Review
Collaborative Management Research through Communities of Inquiry: Challenges and Skills
David Coghlan | A. Shani
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Collateral Organization: A New Change Strategy
Dale Z
1974
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Fred Steele
1969
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Richard Boyatzis
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
Development, Transition or Transformation: The Question of Change in Organizations
Linda Ackerman
1986
OD Practitioner
Dimensions of the Consultant's Job
Ronald Lippitt
1959
Journal of Social Issues
Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Deborah Gebhardt | Carolyn Crump
1990
American Psychologist
Jean Bartunek | Michael Moch
1987
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Forward to the Past: Reclaiming OD's Influence in the World
Ann Feyerherm | Christopher Worley
2008
OD Practitioner
Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
Amy Edmondson
2003
California Management Review
Fundamental Organizational Change as Organizational Learning: Creating Team-Based Organizations
Susan Mohrman | Allan Mohrman
1997
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Future Search: Toward Strategic Integration
Marvin Weisbord
1989
The Emerging Practice of Organization Development
General Strategies for Effecting Changes in Human Systems
Robert Chin | Kenneth Benne
1976
The Planning of Change
Group Decision and Social Change
Kurt Lewin
1948
Readings in Social Psychology
How to Have an Honest Conversation about Your Business Strategy
Michael angel | Russell Eisenstat
2004
Harvard Business Review
Joe McDonagh | David Coghlan
2006
Public Administration Quarterly
Kurt Lewin and the Harwood Studies: The Foundations of OD
Bernard Burnes
2007
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Learning by Design: Key Mechanisms in Organization Development
A. Shani | Peter Docherty
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Learning History: An Action Research Practice in Support of Actionable Learning
George Roth | Hilary Bradbury
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
Lewin Meets Confucius: A Re-View of the OD Model of Change
Robert Marshak
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Management by Objectives: The Team Approach
Wendell French | Robert Hollmann
1975
California Management Review
Measuring Change and Persistence in Human Affairs: Types of Change Generated by OD Designs
Robert Golembiewski | Keith Billingsley | Samuel Yeager
1976
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Charles Krone
1974
New Technologies in Organization Development
Optimizing Team-Building Efforts
Richard Beckhard
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Frank Friedlander | L. Brown
1974
Annual Review of Psychology
Organization Development and Change Interventions: A Seven-Nation Comparison
Ellen Fagenson-Eland | Ellen Ensher | W. Burke
2004
Ellen Fagenson-Eland, Ellen A. Ensher and W. Warner Burke The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Organization Development Diagnosis
Craig Lundberg
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Organization Development from the View of the Experts: Summary Results
D. Warrick
2005
Practicing Organization Development
Tojo Thatchenkery
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Richard Beckhard
1969
Organization Development: Strategies and Models
Organization Development: Science, Technology, or Philosophy?
Edgar Schein
1989
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper
Organization Inquiry: Towards a New Model of the Action Research Process
Abraham Shani | William Pasmore
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Organizational Change and the Conduct of Assessment Research
Edward Lawler | David Nadler | Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Edgar Schein
1989
Human Resource Management in International Firms
Organizational Diagnosis: Six Places to Look for Trouble with or without a Theory
Marvin Weisbord
1976
Group and Organization Studies
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Lester Coch | John French
1948
Human Relations
Planned Change in Underorganized Systems1
L. Brown
1980
System Theory for Organization Development
Quality Management: Practice Risks and Value-Added Roles for Organization Development Practitioners
Ira Levin | Jonathan Gottlieb
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Role Negotiation: A Tough Minded Approach to Team Development
Roger Harrison
1972
The Social Technology of Organization Development
Self-Designing Organizations: Towards Implementing Quality-of-Work-Life Innovations
Thomas Cummings | Susan Mohrman
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Sociotechnical Systems Redesign
William Pasmore
1988
Designing Effective Organizations: The Sociotechnical System Perspective
Strategies for Large System Change
Richard Beckhard
1975
Sloan Management Review
Stream Analysis: A Method for Decomposing Organization Development Interventions
Jerry Porras | Joan Harkness | Coeleen Kiebert
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Survey-Guided Development: Using Human Resources Measurement in Organizational Change
David Bowers | Jerome Franklin
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Sustained by Work: Individual and Social Sustainability in Work Organizations
Mari Kira | Frans van Eijnatten
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness
Chris Argyris
1964
Harvard Business Review
The Case Meta-Analysis Method for OD
R. Bullock | Mark Tubbs
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Richard Beckhard
1967
Harvard Business Review
The Development of Human Systems: Basic Themes
Fred Massarik | Newton Margulies | Robert Tannenbaum
1985
Human Systems, Development
The Future of OD Education in a Global and Sustainable World
Matt Minahan | Katherine Farquhar
2008
OD Practitioner
The New Agenda for Organization Development
W. Burke
1997
W. Warner Burke Organizational Dynamics
Gervase Bushe | Robert Marshak
2008
OD Practitioner
The Primary Tasks of Intervention Activities
Chris Argyris
1970
Intervention Theory & Method: Behavioral Science View
The Process of Utilization of Social Research to Improve Social Practice
Ronald Lippitt
1965
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Eric Trist
1982
Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior
Toward a More Rigorous, Reflective, and Relevant Science of Collaborative Management Research
William Pasmore | Richard Woodman | Aneika Simmons
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Transformational and Coercive Strategies for Planned Organizational Change: Beyond the O.D. Model
Dexter Dunphy | Doug Stace
1988
Organization Studies
Using Research to Guide an Organization Development Project
Samuel Culbert
1972
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Values, Ethics, and OD Practice
David Jamieson | William Gellermann
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
When Does Work Restructuring Work? Organizational Innovations at Volvo and GM
Noel Tichy | Jay Nisberg
1976
Organizational Dynamics
When is Appreciative Inquiry Transformational? A Meta-Case Analysis
Gervase Bushe | Aniq Kassam
2005
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Group Decision and Social Change
Kurt Lewin
1948
Readings in Social Psychology
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Lester Coch | John French
1948
Human Relations
Dimensions of the Consultant's Job
Ronald Lippitt
1959
Journal of Social Issues
T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness
Chris Argyris
1964
Harvard Business Review
Breakthrough in Organization Development
Robert Blake | Jane Mouton | Louis Barnes | Larry Greiner
1964
Harvard Business Review
The Process of Utilization of Social Research to Improve Social Practice
Ronald Lippitt
1965
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Warren Bennis
1966
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Richard Beckhard
1967
Harvard Business Review
Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Richard Beckhard
1969
Organization Development: Strategies and Models
Fred Steele
1969
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
An Organization Development Approach to Consulting
David Kolb | Alan Frohman
1970
Sloan Management Review
The Primary Tasks of Intervention Activities
Chris Argyris
1970
Intervention Theory & Method: Behavioral Science View
Choosing the Depth of Organizational Intervention
Roger Harrison
1970
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Using Research to Guide an Organization Development Project
Samuel Culbert
1972
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Survey-Guided Development: Using Human Resources Measurement in Organizational Change
David Bowers | Jerome Franklin
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Role Negotiation: A Tough Minded Approach to Team Development
Roger Harrison
1972
The Social Technology of Organization Development
Optimizing Team-Building Efforts
Richard Beckhard
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Frank Friedlander | L. Brown
1974
Annual Review of Psychology
Charles Krone
1974
New Technologies in Organization Development
Collateral Organization: A New Change Strategy
Dale Z
1974
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Management by Objectives: The Team Approach
Wendell French | Robert Hollmann
1975
California Management Review
Strategies for Large System Change
Richard Beckhard
1975
Sloan Management Review
General Strategies for Effecting Changes in Human Systems
Robert Chin | Kenneth Benne
1976
The Planning of Change
Measuring Change and Persistence in Human Affairs: Types of Change Generated by OD Designs
Robert Golembiewski | Keith Billingsley | Samuel Yeager
1976
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Organizational Diagnosis: Six Places to Look for Trouble with or without a Theory
Marvin Weisbord
1976
Group and Organization Studies
When Does Work Restructuring Work? Organizational Innovations at Volvo and GM
Noel Tichy | Jay Nisberg
1976
Organizational Dynamics
A Model for Diagnosing Organizational Behavior
David Nadler | Michael Tushman
1980
Organizational Dynamics
Planned Change in Underorganized Systems1
L. Brown
1980
System Theory for Organization Development
Eric Trist
1982
Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior
Organizational Change and the Conduct of Assessment Research
Edward Lawler | David Nadler | Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Assessing the Process and Progress of Change in Organizational Change Programs
Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Career Development and Planning
Douglas Hall | Marilyn Morgan
1983
Contemporary Problems in Personnel
The Development of Human Systems: Basic Themes
Fred Massarik | Newton Margulies | Robert Tannenbaum
1985
Human Systems, Development
Organization Inquiry: Towards a New Model of the Action Research Process
Abraham Shani | William Pasmore
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Stream Analysis: A Method for Decomposing Organization Development Interventions
Jerry Porras | Joan Harkness | Coeleen Kiebert
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Development, Transition or Transformation: The Question of Change in Organizations
Linda Ackerman
1986
OD Practitioner
The Case Meta-Analysis Method for OD
R. Bullock | Mark Tubbs
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Jean Bartunek | Michael Moch
1987
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Self-Designing Organizations: Towards Implementing Quality-of-Work-Life Innovations
Thomas Cummings | Susan Mohrman
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Transformational and Coercive Strategies for Planned Organizational Change: Beyond the O.D. Model
Dexter Dunphy | Doug Stace
1988
Organization Studies
A Review of Research on the Change Typology
Achilles Armenakis
1988
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Sociotechnical Systems Redesign
William Pasmore
1988
Designing Effective Organizations: The Sociotechnical System Perspective
Organization Development: Science, Technology, or Philosophy?
Edgar Schein
1989
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper
Future Search: Toward Strategic Integration
Marvin Weisbord
1989
The Emerging Practice of Organization Development
Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Edgar Schein
1989
Human Resource Management in International Firms
A General Philosophy of Helping: Process Consultation
Edgar Schein
1990
Sloan Management Review
Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Deborah Gebhardt | Carolyn Crump
1990
American Psychologist
Lewin Meets Confucius: A Re-View of the OD Model of Change
Robert Marshak
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Quality Management: Practice Risks and Value-Added Roles for Organization Development Practitioners
Ira Levin | Jonathan Gottlieb
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Action Science and Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
1995
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Fundamental Organizational Change as Organizational Learning: Creating Team-Based Organizations
Susan Mohrman | Allan Mohrman
1997
Research in Organizational Change and Development
The New Agenda for Organization Development
W. Burke
1997
W. Warner Burke Organizational Dynamics
Michael Stebbins | Abraham Shani | Wayne Moon | Debra Bowles
1998
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Changing Others through Changing Ourselves: The Transformation of Human Systems
Robert Quinn | Gretchen Spreitzer | Matthew Brown
2000
Journal of Management Inquiry
Action Research and the Problem of the Single Case
Bjørn Gustavsen
2003
Bjørn Gustavsen Concepts & Transformation
Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
Amy Edmondson
2003
California Management Review
Organization Development and Change Interventions: A Seven-Nation Comparison
Ellen Fagenson-Eland | Ellen Ensher | W. Burke
2004
Ellen Fagenson-Eland, Ellen A. Ensher and W. Warner Burke The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
How to Have an Honest Conversation about Your Business Strategy
Michael angel | Russell Eisenstat
2004
Harvard Business Review
Organization Development from the View of the Experts: Summary Results
D. Warrick
2005
Practicing Organization Development
When is Appreciative Inquiry Transformational? A Meta-Case Analysis
Gervase Bushe | Aniq Kassam
2005
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Tojo Thatchenkery
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Joe McDonagh | David Coghlan
2006
Public Administration Quarterly
Values, Ethics, and OD Practice
David Jamieson | William Gellermann
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Collaborating for Systemic Change
Peter Senge | Benyamin Lichtenstein | Katrin Kaeufer | Hilary Bradbury | John Carroll
2007
Sloan Management Review
Kurt Lewin and the Harwood Studies: The Foundations of OD
Bernard Burnes
2007
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Edgar Schein
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
Collaborating for Management Research: From Action Research to Intervention Research in Management
Armand Hatchuel | Albert David
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Collaborative Management Research through Communities of Inquiry: Challenges and Skills
David Coghlan | A. Shani
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Toward a More Rigorous, Reflective, and Relevant Science of Collaborative Management Research
William Pasmore | Richard Woodman | Aneika Simmons
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Learning History: An Action Research Practice in Support of Actionable Learning
George Roth | Hilary Bradbury
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
Learning by Design: Key Mechanisms in Organization Development
A. Shani | Peter Docherty
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Forward to the Past: Reclaiming OD's Influence in the World
Ann Feyerherm | Christopher Worley
2008
OD Practitioner
Gervase Bushe | Robert Marshak
2008
OD Practitioner
The Future of OD Education in a Global and Sustainable World
Matt Minahan | Katherine Farquhar
2008
OD Practitioner
Organization Development Diagnosis
Craig Lundberg
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Action Science: Linking Causal Theory and Meaning Making in Action Research
Victor Friedman | Tim Rogers
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participativ Inquiry and Practice
Sustained by Work: Individual and Social Sustainability in Work Organizations
Mari Kira | Frans van Eijnatten
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
Richard Boyatzis
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
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I want to look now at organization development as a phenomenon. In this chapter, I will first develop an operational definition of organization development, or OD, as it is usually called. I will examine the characteristics of an effective and healthy organization, then look at the operational goals of organization-development efforts, and discuss some of the generalizable characteristics of organization-development efforts. I will then examine some types of organization conditions that produce such a planned-change effort. Finally, I will compare organization-development efforts with other plannedchange efforts such as management-development programs, organizationwide training efforts, and operations-research efforts. What Is Organization Development? Definition . Organization development is an effort (1) planned , (2) organization wide , and (3) managed from the top , to (4) increase organization effectiveness and health through (5) planned interventions in the organization's “processes”, using behavioral-science knowledge. 1. It is a planned change effort. An OD program involves a systematic diagnosis of the organization, the development of a strategic plan for improvement, and the mobilization of resources to carry out the effort. 2. It involves the total “ system ”. An organization-development effort is related to a total organization change such as a change in the…
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Volume I: Understanding and Researching in Organization Development
Part I: Understanding Organization Development
1. Group Decision and Social Change
Kurt Lewin
1948
Readings in Social Psychology
2. Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Richard Beckhard
1969
Organization Development: Strategies and Models
Frank Friedlander | L. Brown
1974
Annual Review of Psychology
4. The Development of Human Systems: Basic Themes
Fred Massarik | Newton Margulies | Robert Tannenbaum
1985
Human Systems, Development
5. Organization Development: Science, Technology, or Philosophy?
Edgar Schein
1989
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper
6. The New Agenda for Organization Development
W. Burke
1997
W. Warner Burke Organizational Dynamics
7. Organization Development from the View of the Experts: Summary Results
D. Warrick
2005
Practicing Organization Development
8. T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness
Chris Argyris
1964
Harvard Business Review
9. Overcoming Resistance to Change
Lester Coch | John French
1948
Human Relations
10. Kurt Lewin and the Harwood Studies: The Foundations of OD
Bernard Burnes
2007
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Part II: Research in Organization Development
11. The Process of Utilization of Social Research to Improve Social Practice
Ronald Lippitt
1965
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
12. Using Research to Guide an Organization Development Project
Samuel Culbert
1972
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
13. Organization Inquiry: Towards a New Model of the Action Research Process
Abraham Shani | William Pasmore
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
14. Survey-Guided Development: Using Human Resources Measurement in Organizational Change
David Bowers | Jerome Franklin
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
15. The Case Meta-Analysis Method for OD
R. Bullock | Mark Tubbs
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
16. Organizational Change and the Conduct of Assessment Research
Edward Lawler | David Nadler | Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Volume II: Pillars of Organization Development
Part I: Values/Ethics
17. Values, Ethics, and OD Practice
David Jamieson | William Gellermann
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Part II: Change
Warren Bennis
1966
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
19. General Strategies for Effecting Changes in Human Systems
Robert Chin | Kenneth Benne
1976
The Planning of Change
20. Assessing the Process and Progress of Change in Organizational Change Programs
Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
21. Measuring Change and Persistence in Human Affairs: Types of Change Generated by OD Designs
Robert Golembiewski | Keith Billingsley | Samuel Yeager
1976
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Jean Bartunek | Michael Moch
1987
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
23. Development, Transition or Transformation: The Question of Change in Organizations
Linda Ackerman
1986
OD Practitioner
24. Transformational and Coercive Strategies for Planned Organizational Change: Beyond the O.D. Model
Dexter Dunphy | Doug Stace
1988
Organization Studies
25. A Review of Research on the Change Typology
Achilles Armenakis
1988
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Part III: Diagnosing
Charles Krone
1974
New Technologies in Organization Development
27. Organizational Diagnosis: Six Places to Look for Trouble with or without a Theory
Marvin Weisbord
1976
Group and Organization Studies
28. A Model for Diagnosing Organizational Behavior
David Nadler | Michael Tushman
1980
Organizational Dynamics
29. Stream Analysis: A Method for Decomposing Organization Development Interventions
Jerry Porras | Joan Harkness | Coeleen Kiebert
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
30. Organization Development Diagnosis
Craig Lundberg
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Part IV: Consulting
31. Dimensions of the Consultant's Job
Ronald Lippitt
1959
Journal of Social Issues
32. Consultants and Detectives
Fred Steele
1969
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
33. An Organization Development Approach to Consulting
David Kolb | Alan Frohman
1970
Sloan Management Review
34. A General Philosophy of Helping: Process Consultation
Edgar Schein
1990
Sloan Management Review
Part V: Understanding Interventions
35. The Primary Tasks of Intervention Activities
Chris Argyris
1970
Intervention Theory & Method: Behavioral Science View
36. Choosing the Depth of Organizational Intervention
Roger Harrison
1970
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
37. Planned Change in Underorganized Systems1
L. Brown
1980
System Theory for Organization Development
Volume III: Organization Development Interventions
Part I: Limited Change Programs
38. Career Development and Planning
Douglas Hall | Marilyn Morgan
1983
Contemporary Problems in Personnel
Richard Beckhard
1967
Harvard Business Review
40. Role Negotiation: A Tough Minded Approach to Team Development
Roger Harrison
1972
The Social Technology of Organization Development
41. Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Deborah Gebhardt | Carolyn Crump
1990
American Psychologist
42. Optimizing Team-Building Efforts
Richard Beckhard
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Part II: Focused Change Programs
43. When Does Work Restructuring Work? Organizational Innovations at Volvo and GM
Noel Tichy | Jay Nisberg
1976
Organizational Dynamics
44. Management by Objectives: The Team Approach
Wendell French | Robert Hollmann
1975
California Management Review
45. Self-Designing Organizations: Towards Implementing Quality-of-Work-Life Innovations
Thomas Cummings | Susan Mohrman
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
46. Quality Management: Practice Risks and Value-Added Roles for Organization Development Practitioners
Ira Levin | Jonathan Gottlieb
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Part III: Holistic Change Programs
47. Breakthrough in Organization Development
Robert Blake | Jane Mouton | Louis Barnes | Larry Greiner
1964
Harvard Business Review
48. Strategies for Large System Change
Richard Beckhard
1975
Sloan Management Review
49. Future Search: Toward Strategic Integration
Marvin Weisbord
1989
The Emerging Practice of Organization Development
50. Collateral Organization: A New Change Strategy
Dale Z
1974
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
51. When is Appreciative Inquiry Transformational? A Meta-Case Analysis
Gervase Bushe | Aniq Kassam
2005
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
52. Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Edgar Schein
1989
Human Resource Management in International Firms
Eric Trist
1982
Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior
54. Sociotechnical Systems Redesign
William Pasmore
1988
Designing Effective Organizations: The Sociotechnical System Perspective
Michael Stebbins | Abraham Shani | Wayne Moon | Debra Bowles
1998
Journal of Organizational Change Management
56. How to Have an Honest Conversation about Your Business Strategy
Michael angel | Russell Eisenstat
2004
Harvard Business Review
Volume IV: Organization Development – Emerging Issues and Challenges
Part II: Learning
63. Action Science and Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
1995
Journal of Managerial Psychology
64. Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
Amy Edmondson
2003
California Management Review
65. Changing Others through Changing Ourselves: The Transformation of Human Systems
Robert Quinn | Gretchen Spreitzer | Matthew Brown
2000
Journal of Management Inquiry
66. Fundamental Organizational Change as Organizational Learning: Creating Team-Based Organizations
Susan Mohrman | Allan Mohrman
1997
Research in Organizational Change and Development
67. Learning History: An Action Research Practice in Support of Actionable Learning
George Roth | Hilary Bradbury
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
68. Learning by Design: Key Mechanisms in Organization Development
A. Shani | Peter Docherty
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Part III: Sustainability and OD
69. Sustained by Work: Individual and Social Sustainability in Work Organizations
Mari Kira | Frans van Eijnatten
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
Richard Boyatzis
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
71. Collaborating for Systemic Change
Peter Senge | Benyamin Lichtenstein | Katrin Kaeufer | Hilary Bradbury | John Carroll
2007
Sloan Management Review
Part IV: Global OD
72. Organization Development and Change Interventions: A Seven-Nation Comparison
Ellen Fagenson-Eland | Ellen Ensher | W. Burke
2004
Ellen Fagenson-Eland, Ellen A. Ensher and W. Warner Burke The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
73. Lewin Meets Confucius: A Re-View of the OD Model of Change
Robert Marshak
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Tojo Thatchenkery
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Part V: Understanding OD – The Future
Joe McDonagh | David Coghlan
2006
Public Administration Quarterly
76. Forward to the Past: Reclaiming OD's Influence in the World
Ann Feyerherm | Christopher Worley
2008
OD Practitioner
Gervase Bushe | Robert Marshak
2008
OD Practitioner
78. The Future of OD Education in a Global and Sustainable World
Matt Minahan | Katherine Farquhar
2008
OD Practitioner
Part I: Future Research Paradigm
Edgar Schein
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
59. Collaborating for Management Research: From Action Research to Intervention Research in Management
Armand Hatchuel | Albert David
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
60. Action Research and the Problem of the Single Case
Bjørn Gustavsen
2003
Bjørn Gustavsen Concepts & Transformation
61. Collaborative Management Research through Communities of Inquiry: Challenges and Skills
David Coghlan | A. Shani
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
62. Toward a More Rigorous, Reflective, and Relevant Science of Collaborative Management Research
William Pasmore | Richard Woodman | Aneika Simmons
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
57. Action Science: Linking Causal Theory and Meaning Making in Action Research
Victor Friedman | Tim Rogers
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participativ Inquiry and Practice
A General Philosophy of Helping: Process Consultation
Edgar Schein
1990
Sloan Management Review
A Model for Diagnosing Organizational Behavior
David Nadler | Michael Tushman
1980
Organizational Dynamics
A Review of Research on the Change Typology
Achilles Armenakis
1988
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Action Research and the Problem of the Single Case
Bjørn Gustavsen
2003
Bjørn Gustavsen Concepts & Transformation
Action Science and Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
1995
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Action Science: Linking Causal Theory and Meaning Making in Action Research
Victor Friedman | Tim Rogers
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participativ Inquiry and Practice
An Organization Development Approach to Consulting
David Kolb | Alan Frohman
1970
Sloan Management Review
Assessing the Process and Progress of Change in Organizational Change Programs
Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Breakthrough in Organization Development
Robert Blake | Jane Mouton | Louis Barnes | Larry Greiner
1964
Harvard Business Review
Michael Stebbins | Abraham Shani | Wayne Moon | Debra Bowles
1998
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Career Development and Planning
Douglas Hall | Marilyn Morgan
1983
Contemporary Problems in Personnel
Warren Bennis
1966
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Changing Others through Changing Ourselves: The Transformation of Human Systems
Robert Quinn | Gretchen Spreitzer | Matthew Brown
2000
Journal of Management Inquiry
Choosing the Depth of Organizational Intervention
Roger Harrison
1970
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Edgar Schein
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
Collaborating for Management Research: From Action Research to Intervention Research in Management
Armand Hatchuel | Albert David
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Collaborating for Systemic Change
Peter Senge | Benyamin Lichtenstein | Katrin Kaeufer | Hilary Bradbury | John Carroll
2007
Sloan Management Review
Collaborative Management Research through Communities of Inquiry: Challenges and Skills
David Coghlan | A. Shani
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Collateral Organization: A New Change Strategy
Dale Z
1974
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Fred Steele
1969
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Richard Boyatzis
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
Development, Transition or Transformation: The Question of Change in Organizations
Linda Ackerman
1986
OD Practitioner
Dimensions of the Consultant's Job
Ronald Lippitt
1959
Journal of Social Issues
Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Deborah Gebhardt | Carolyn Crump
1990
American Psychologist
Jean Bartunek | Michael Moch
1987
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Forward to the Past: Reclaiming OD's Influence in the World
Ann Feyerherm | Christopher Worley
2008
OD Practitioner
Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
Amy Edmondson
2003
California Management Review
Fundamental Organizational Change as Organizational Learning: Creating Team-Based Organizations
Susan Mohrman | Allan Mohrman
1997
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Future Search: Toward Strategic Integration
Marvin Weisbord
1989
The Emerging Practice of Organization Development
General Strategies for Effecting Changes in Human Systems
Robert Chin | Kenneth Benne
1976
The Planning of Change
Group Decision and Social Change
Kurt Lewin
1948
Readings in Social Psychology
How to Have an Honest Conversation about Your Business Strategy
Michael angel | Russell Eisenstat
2004
Harvard Business Review
Joe McDonagh | David Coghlan
2006
Public Administration Quarterly
Kurt Lewin and the Harwood Studies: The Foundations of OD
Bernard Burnes
2007
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Learning by Design: Key Mechanisms in Organization Development
A. Shani | Peter Docherty
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Learning History: An Action Research Practice in Support of Actionable Learning
George Roth | Hilary Bradbury
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
Lewin Meets Confucius: A Re-View of the OD Model of Change
Robert Marshak
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Management by Objectives: The Team Approach
Wendell French | Robert Hollmann
1975
California Management Review
Measuring Change and Persistence in Human Affairs: Types of Change Generated by OD Designs
Robert Golembiewski | Keith Billingsley | Samuel Yeager
1976
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Charles Krone
1974
New Technologies in Organization Development
Optimizing Team-Building Efforts
Richard Beckhard
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Frank Friedlander | L. Brown
1974
Annual Review of Psychology
Organization Development and Change Interventions: A Seven-Nation Comparison
Ellen Fagenson-Eland | Ellen Ensher | W. Burke
2004
Ellen Fagenson-Eland, Ellen A. Ensher and W. Warner Burke The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Organization Development Diagnosis
Craig Lundberg
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
Organization Development from the View of the Experts: Summary Results
D. Warrick
2005
Practicing Organization Development
Tojo Thatchenkery
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Richard Beckhard
1969
Organization Development: Strategies and Models
Organization Development: Science, Technology, or Philosophy?
Edgar Schein
1989
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper
Organization Inquiry: Towards a New Model of the Action Research Process
Abraham Shani | William Pasmore
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Organizational Change and the Conduct of Assessment Research
Edward Lawler | David Nadler | Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Edgar Schein
1989
Human Resource Management in International Firms
Organizational Diagnosis: Six Places to Look for Trouble with or without a Theory
Marvin Weisbord
1976
Group and Organization Studies
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Lester Coch | John French
1948
Human Relations
Planned Change in Underorganized Systems1
L. Brown
1980
System Theory for Organization Development
Quality Management: Practice Risks and Value-Added Roles for Organization Development Practitioners
Ira Levin | Jonathan Gottlieb
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Role Negotiation: A Tough Minded Approach to Team Development
Roger Harrison
1972
The Social Technology of Organization Development
Self-Designing Organizations: Towards Implementing Quality-of-Work-Life Innovations
Thomas Cummings | Susan Mohrman
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Sociotechnical Systems Redesign
William Pasmore
1988
Designing Effective Organizations: The Sociotechnical System Perspective
Strategies for Large System Change
Richard Beckhard
1975
Sloan Management Review
Stream Analysis: A Method for Decomposing Organization Development Interventions
Jerry Porras | Joan Harkness | Coeleen Kiebert
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Survey-Guided Development: Using Human Resources Measurement in Organizational Change
David Bowers | Jerome Franklin
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Sustained by Work: Individual and Social Sustainability in Work Organizations
Mari Kira | Frans van Eijnatten
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness
Chris Argyris
1964
Harvard Business Review
The Case Meta-Analysis Method for OD
R. Bullock | Mark Tubbs
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Richard Beckhard
1967
Harvard Business Review
The Development of Human Systems: Basic Themes
Fred Massarik | Newton Margulies | Robert Tannenbaum
1985
Human Systems, Development
The Future of OD Education in a Global and Sustainable World
Matt Minahan | Katherine Farquhar
2008
OD Practitioner
The New Agenda for Organization Development
W. Burke
1997
W. Warner Burke Organizational Dynamics
Gervase Bushe | Robert Marshak
2008
OD Practitioner
The Primary Tasks of Intervention Activities
Chris Argyris
1970
Intervention Theory & Method: Behavioral Science View
The Process of Utilization of Social Research to Improve Social Practice
Ronald Lippitt
1965
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Eric Trist
1982
Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior
Toward a More Rigorous, Reflective, and Relevant Science of Collaborative Management Research
William Pasmore | Richard Woodman | Aneika Simmons
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
Transformational and Coercive Strategies for Planned Organizational Change: Beyond the O.D. Model
Dexter Dunphy | Doug Stace
1988
Organization Studies
Using Research to Guide an Organization Development Project
Samuel Culbert
1972
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Values, Ethics, and OD Practice
David Jamieson | William Gellermann
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
When Does Work Restructuring Work? Organizational Innovations at Volvo and GM
Noel Tichy | Jay Nisberg
1976
Organizational Dynamics
When is Appreciative Inquiry Transformational? A Meta-Case Analysis
Gervase Bushe | Aniq Kassam
2005
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Group Decision and Social Change
Kurt Lewin
1948
Readings in Social Psychology
Overcoming Resistance to Change
Lester Coch | John French
1948
Human Relations
Dimensions of the Consultant's Job
Ronald Lippitt
1959
Journal of Social Issues
T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness
Chris Argyris
1964
Harvard Business Review
Breakthrough in Organization Development
Robert Blake | Jane Mouton | Louis Barnes | Larry Greiner
1964
Harvard Business Review
The Process of Utilization of Social Research to Improve Social Practice
Ronald Lippitt
1965
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
Warren Bennis
1966
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Richard Beckhard
1967
Harvard Business Review
Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Richard Beckhard
1969
Organization Development: Strategies and Models
Fred Steele
1969
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
An Organization Development Approach to Consulting
David Kolb | Alan Frohman
1970
Sloan Management Review
The Primary Tasks of Intervention Activities
Chris Argyris
1970
Intervention Theory & Method: Behavioral Science View
Choosing the Depth of Organizational Intervention
Roger Harrison
1970
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Using Research to Guide an Organization Development Project
Samuel Culbert
1972
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Survey-Guided Development: Using Human Resources Measurement in Organizational Change
David Bowers | Jerome Franklin
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Role Negotiation: A Tough Minded Approach to Team Development
Roger Harrison
1972
The Social Technology of Organization Development
Optimizing Team-Building Efforts
Richard Beckhard
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
Frank Friedlander | L. Brown
1974
Annual Review of Psychology
Charles Krone
1974
New Technologies in Organization Development
Collateral Organization: A New Change Strategy
Dale Z
1974
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Management by Objectives: The Team Approach
Wendell French | Robert Hollmann
1975
California Management Review
Strategies for Large System Change
Richard Beckhard
1975
Sloan Management Review
General Strategies for Effecting Changes in Human Systems
Robert Chin | Kenneth Benne
1976
The Planning of Change
Measuring Change and Persistence in Human Affairs: Types of Change Generated by OD Designs
Robert Golembiewski | Keith Billingsley | Samuel Yeager
1976
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Organizational Diagnosis: Six Places to Look for Trouble with or without a Theory
Marvin Weisbord
1976
Group and Organization Studies
When Does Work Restructuring Work? Organizational Innovations at Volvo and GM
Noel Tichy | Jay Nisberg
1976
Organizational Dynamics
A Model for Diagnosing Organizational Behavior
David Nadler | Michael Tushman
1980
Organizational Dynamics
Planned Change in Underorganized Systems1
L. Brown
1980
System Theory for Organization Development
Eric Trist
1982
Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior
Organizational Change and the Conduct of Assessment Research
Edward Lawler | David Nadler | Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Assessing the Process and Progress of Change in Organizational Change Programs
Philip Mirvis
1983
Assessing Organizational Change: A Guide to Methods, Measures, and Practices
Career Development and Planning
Douglas Hall | Marilyn Morgan
1983
Contemporary Problems in Personnel
The Development of Human Systems: Basic Themes
Fred Massarik | Newton Margulies | Robert Tannenbaum
1985
Human Systems, Development
Organization Inquiry: Towards a New Model of the Action Research Process
Abraham Shani | William Pasmore
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Stream Analysis: A Method for Decomposing Organization Development Interventions
Jerry Porras | Joan Harkness | Coeleen Kiebert
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
Development, Transition or Transformation: The Question of Change in Organizations
Linda Ackerman
1986
OD Practitioner
The Case Meta-Analysis Method for OD
R. Bullock | Mark Tubbs
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Jean Bartunek | Michael Moch
1987
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Self-Designing Organizations: Towards Implementing Quality-of-Work-Life Innovations
Thomas Cummings | Susan Mohrman
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Transformational and Coercive Strategies for Planned Organizational Change: Beyond the O.D. Model
Dexter Dunphy | Doug Stace
1988
Organization Studies
A Review of Research on the Change Typology
Achilles Armenakis
1988
Research in Organizational Change and Development
Sociotechnical Systems Redesign
William Pasmore
1988
Designing Effective Organizations: The Sociotechnical System Perspective
Organization Development: Science, Technology, or Philosophy?
Edgar Schein
1989
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper
Future Search: Toward Strategic Integration
Marvin Weisbord
1989
The Emerging Practice of Organization Development
Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Edgar Schein
1989
Human Resource Management in International Firms
A General Philosophy of Helping: Process Consultation
Edgar Schein
1990
Sloan Management Review
Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Deborah Gebhardt | Carolyn Crump
1990
American Psychologist
Lewin Meets Confucius: A Re-View of the OD Model of Change
Robert Marshak
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Quality Management: Practice Risks and Value-Added Roles for Organization Development Practitioners
Ira Levin | Jonathan Gottlieb
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
Action Science and Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
1995
Journal of Managerial Psychology
Fundamental Organizational Change as Organizational Learning: Creating Team-Based Organizations
Susan Mohrman | Allan Mohrman
1997
Research in Organizational Change and Development
The New Agenda for Organization Development
W. Burke
1997
W. Warner Burke Organizational Dynamics
Michael Stebbins | Abraham Shani | Wayne Moon | Debra Bowles
1998
Journal of Organizational Change Management
Changing Others through Changing Ourselves: The Transformation of Human Systems
Robert Quinn | Gretchen Spreitzer | Matthew Brown
2000
Journal of Management Inquiry
Action Research and the Problem of the Single Case
Bjørn Gustavsen
2003
Bjørn Gustavsen Concepts & Transformation
Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
Amy Edmondson
2003
California Management Review
Organization Development and Change Interventions: A Seven-Nation Comparison
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Beckhard, R. (2010). Organization development: planned environment change. In D. Coghlan & A. B. Shani (Eds.), SAGE Library in Business and Management: Fundamentals of organization development (Vol. 4, pp. 25-25). London: SAGE Publications Ltd doi: 10.4135/9781446261774.n2
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