Organization Development

Featuring 47 contributions from such leaders in the field as Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Peter F. Drucker, and Barry Posner, this reader provides a broad overview of organization development (OD) and planned change. Coverage includes classic OD ideas, tool s, and approaches as well as some newer ideas that stretch the boundaries of the discipline. Each of eight sections features an introduction by editor Gallos (leadership, U. of Missouri-Kansas City). Jossey-Bass is an imprint of Wiley. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This is the third book in the Jossey-Bass Reader series, Organization Development: A Jossey-Bass Reader. This collection will introduce the key thinkers and contributors in organization development including Ed Lawler, Peter Senge, Chris Argyris, Richard Hackman, Jay Galbraith, Cooperrider, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Bolman & Deal, Kouzes & Posner, and Ed Schein, among others."Without reservations I recommend this volume to those students of organizational behavior who want an encyclopedia of OD to gain a perspective on the past, present, and future...."Jonathan D. Springer of the American Psychological Association.