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Meeting the sustainability challenge will require the kind of cross-sector collaboration for which there is still no real precedent. It must be co-created by various stakeholders by interweaving work in three realms: the conceptual, the relational and the action-driven.
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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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