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Study of the many books, articles, case studies, speeches, and discussions about management by objectives (MBO) indicates that most forms of this approach tend to reinforce a one-to-one leadership style. It is also apparent that MBO efforts vary from being highly autocratic to highly participative among organizations and even within some organizations. In this article we present a case and strategy for collaborative management by objectives (CMBO), a participative, team-centered approach. This approach has a number of unique features that will minimize some of the deficiencies in more traditional versions, but as we shall see, the skills involved and the organizational climate required for its optimal effectiveness may not come easily. Let us first compare the autocratic and participative characteristics of one-to-one versions of MBO. Examples 1a through 1d in Table 1 illustrate how this form can differ along the autocratic-participative continuum. In one contemporary version of MBO, the superior prepares a list of objectives and simply passes them down to the subordinate. In a second version, the superior prepares the subordinate’s list of objectives and allows him or her ample opportunity for questions and clarification. In a third version, the subordinate prepares his own list of objectives and submits this list to his superior for discussion and subsequent editing and modification by the superior
Table of Contents
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Volume I: Understanding and Researching in Organization Development
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Understanding Organization Development
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1. Group Decision and Social Change
Kurt Lewin
1948
Readings in Social Psychology
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2. Organization Development: Planned Environment Change
Richard Beckhard
1969
Organization Development: Strategies and Models
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Frank Friedlander | L. Brown
1974
Annual Review of Psychology
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4. The Development of Human Systems: Basic Themes
Fred Massarik | Newton Margulies | Robert Tannenbaum
1985
Human Systems, Development
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5. Organization Development: Science, Technology, or Philosophy?
Edgar Schein
1989
MIT Sloan School of Management Working Paper
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6. The New Agenda for Organization Development
W. Burke
1997
W. Warner Burke Organizational Dynamics
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7. Organization Development from the View of the Experts: Summary Results
D. Warrick
2005
Practicing Organization Development
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8. T-Groups for Organizational Effectiveness
Chris Argyris
1964
Harvard Business Review
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9. Overcoming Resistance to Change
Lester Coch | John French
1948
Human Relations
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10. Kurt Lewin and the Harwood Studies: The Foundations of OD
Bernard Burnes
2007
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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Research in Organization Development
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11. The Process of Utilization of Social Research to Improve Social Practice
Ronald Lippitt
1965
American Journal of Orthopsychiatry
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12. Using Research to Guide an Organization Development Project
Samuel Culbert
1972
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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13. Organization Inquiry: Towards a New Model of the Action Research Process
Abraham Shani | William Pasmore
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
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14. Survey-Guided Development: Using Human Resources Measurement in Organizational Change
David Bowers | Jerome Franklin
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
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15. The Case Meta-Analysis Method for OD
R. Bullock | Mark Tubbs
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
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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
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Volume II: Pillars of Organization Development
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Values/Ethics
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17. Values, Ethics, and OD Practice
David Jamieson | William Gellermann
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
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Change
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Warren Bennis
1966
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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19. General Strategies for Effecting Changes in Human Systems
Robert Chin | Kenneth Benne
1976
The Planning of Change
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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
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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
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Jean Bartunek | Michael Moch
1987
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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23. Development, Transition or Transformation: The Question of Change in Organizations
Linda Ackerman
1986
OD Practitioner
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24. Transformational and Coercive Strategies for Planned Organizational Change: Beyond the O.D. Model
Dexter Dunphy | Doug Stace
1988
Organization Studies
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25. A Review of Research on the Change Typology
Achilles Armenakis
1988
Research in Organizational Change and Development
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Diagnosing
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Charles Krone
1974
New Technologies in Organization Development
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27. Organizational Diagnosis: Six Places to Look for Trouble with or without a Theory
Marvin Weisbord
1976
Group and Organization Studies
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28. A Model for Diagnosing Organizational Behavior
David Nadler | Michael Tushman
1980
Organizational Dynamics
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29. Stream Analysis: A Method for Decomposing Organization Development Interventions
Jerry Porras | Joan Harkness | Coeleen Kiebert
1985
Contemporary Organization Development: Current Thinking and Applications
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30. Organization Development Diagnosis
Craig Lundberg
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
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Consulting
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31. Dimensions of the Consultant's Job
Ronald Lippitt
1959
Journal of Social Issues
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32. Consultants and Detectives
Fred Steele
1969
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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33. An Organization Development Approach to Consulting
David Kolb | Alan Frohman
1970
Sloan Management Review
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34. A General Philosophy of Helping: Process Consultation
Edgar Schein
1990
Sloan Management Review
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Understanding Interventions
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35. The Primary Tasks of Intervention Activities
Chris Argyris
1970
Intervention Theory & Method: Behavioral Science View
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36. Choosing the Depth of Organizational Intervention
Roger Harrison
1970
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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37. Planned Change in Underorganized Systems1
L. Brown
1980
System Theory for Organization Development
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Volume III: Organization Development Interventions
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Limited Change Programs
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38. Career Development and Planning
Douglas Hall | Marilyn Morgan
1983
Contemporary Problems in Personnel
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Richard Beckhard
1967
Harvard Business Review
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40. Role Negotiation: A Tough Minded Approach to Team Development
Roger Harrison
1972
The Social Technology of Organization Development
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41. Employee Fitness and Wellness Programs in the Workplace
Deborah Gebhardt | Carolyn Crump
1990
American Psychologist
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42. Optimizing Team-Building Efforts
Richard Beckhard
1972
Journal of Contemporary Business
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Focused Change Programs
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43. When Does Work Restructuring Work? Organizational Innovations at Volvo and GM
Noel Tichy | Jay Nisberg
1976
Organizational Dynamics
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44. Management by Objectives: The Team Approach
Wendell French | Robert Hollmann
1975
California Management Review
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45. Self-Designing Organizations: Towards Implementing Quality-of-Work-Life Innovations
Thomas Cummings | Susan Mohrman
1987
Research in Organizational Change and Development
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46. Quality Management: Practice Risks and Value-Added Roles for Organization Development Practitioners
Ira Levin | Jonathan Gottlieb
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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Holistic Change Programs
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47. Breakthrough in Organization Development
Robert Blake | Jane Mouton | Louis Barnes | Larry Greiner
1964
Harvard Business Review
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48. Strategies for Large System Change
Richard Beckhard
1975
Sloan Management Review
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49. Future Search: Toward Strategic Integration
Marvin Weisbord
1989
The Emerging Practice of Organization Development
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50. Collateral Organization: A New Change Strategy
Dale Z
1974
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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51. When is Appreciative Inquiry Transformational? A Meta-Case Analysis
Gervase Bushe | Aniq Kassam
2005
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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52. Organizational Culture: What It Is and How to Change It
Edgar Schein
1989
Human Resource Management in International Firms
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Eric Trist
1982
Perspectives on Organization Design and Behavior
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54. Sociotechnical Systems Redesign
William Pasmore
1988
Designing Effective Organizations: The Sociotechnical System Perspective
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Michael Stebbins | Abraham Shani | Wayne Moon | Debra Bowles
1998
Journal of Organizational Change Management
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56. How to Have an Honest Conversation about Your Business Strategy
Michael angel | Russell Eisenstat
2004
Harvard Business Review
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Volume IV: Organization Development – Emerging Issues and Challenges
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Future Research Paradigm
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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
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Edgar Schein
2008
Handbook of Action Research: Participative Inquiry and Practice
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59. Collaborating for Management Research: From Action Research to Intervention Research in Management
Armand Hatchuel | Albert David
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
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60. Action Research and the Problem of the Single Case
Bjørn Gustavsen
2003
Bjørn Gustavsen Concepts & Transformation
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61. Collaborative Management Research through Communities of Inquiry: Challenges and Skills
David Coghlan | A. Shani
2008
Handbook of Collaborative Management Research
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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
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Learning
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63. Action Science and Organizational Learning
Chris Argyris
1995
Journal of Managerial Psychology
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64. Framing for Learning: Lessons in Successful Technology Implementation
Amy Edmondson
2003
California Management Review
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65. Changing Others through Changing Ourselves: The Transformation of Human Systems
Robert Quinn | Gretchen Spreitzer | Matthew Brown
2000
Journal of Management Inquiry
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66. Fundamental Organizational Change as Organizational Learning: Creating Team-Based Organizations
Susan Mohrman | Allan Mohrman
1997
Research in Organizational Change and Development
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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
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68. Learning by Design: Key Mechanisms in Organization Development
A. Shani | Peter Docherty
2008
Handbook of Organization Development
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Sustainability and OD
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69. Sustained by Work: Individual and Social Sustainability in Work Organizations
Mari Kira | Frans van Eijnatten
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
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Richard Boyatzis
2009
Creating Sustainable Work Systems
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71. Collaborating for Systemic Change
Peter Senge | Benyamin Lichtenstein | Katrin Kaeufer | Hilary Bradbury | John Carroll
2007
Sloan Management Review
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Global OD
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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
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73. Lewin Meets Confucius: A Re-View of the OD Model of Change
Robert Marshak
1993
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science
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Tojo Thatchenkery
2006
The NTL Handbook of Organization Development and Change
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Understanding OD – The Future
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Joe McDonagh | David Coghlan
2006
Public Administration Quarterly
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76. Forward to the Past: Reclaiming OD's Influence in the World
Ann Feyerherm | Christopher Worley
2008
OD Practitioner
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Gervase Bushe | Robert Marshak
2008
OD Practitioner
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78. The Future of OD Education in a Global and Sustainable World
Matt Minahan | Katherine Farquhar
2008
OD Practitioner
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