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This is a huge area with an interesting history, but we'll go beyond that by discussing organizational life, and topics such as organizational health, values, attitudes, toxicity, and other topics relevant to improving all kinds of organizations.
Session Guide: Organizational design and change
By FAO - This is a learning session guide on the topic of organizational design and change, useful for learning or on which to base your own course material new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 204 )Organizational Theory
By Stephen P. Borgatti - (may be a bit dated)The objective here is to understand why organizations have the structure that they do. By "structure" I mean things like degree and type of horizontal differentiation, vertical differentiation, mechanisms of coordination and control, formalization, and centralization of power. See handouts page for more information on organizational structure. According to Taylor, Fayol, Weber and other classical theorists, there is a single best way for organization to be structured. Yet organizations vary considerably on structural attributes. The objective of much research has been to understand what determines these variations. Is it random or systematic? Are some organizations simply less perfect than others, or are different designs better for different situations? new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 170 )Organizational Development - Benefits
By Dave Mote - One of the better overviews and explanations of the history and traditions of OD. Start here: (from the article) OD differs from traditional organizational change techniques in that it typically embraces a more holistic approach that is aimed at transforming thought and behavior throughout an entity. Like many other organizational change techniques, the basic OD process consists of gathering data, planning changes, and then implementing and managing the changes. However, OD initiatives are usually distinguished by the use of "action research," change agents, and "interventions." new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 228 )Organizational Change and Development
By Carter MacNamara - Although a bit hard to navigate and find stuff since everything is on one page Carter MacNamara's page on organizational development and change is worth looking at as a starting point. new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 223 )Advances in Appreciative Inquiry as an Organization Development Intervention
By Gervase R. Bushe Ph.D. - Appreciative inquiry (Cooperrider & Srivastva, 1987), a theory of organizing and method for changing social systems, is one of the more significant innovations in action research in the past decade. Those who created action research in the 1950s were concerned with creating a research method that would lead to practical results as well as the development of new social theory. It was hoped that action research would be an important tool in social change. A key emphasis of action researchers has been on involving their "subjects" as co-researchers. Action research was and still is a cornerstone of organization development practice new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 200 )Techniques of Organization Development
By Sarah Estlund - A bit basic and short: Organizational development is the strategic organization-wide effort to improve effectiveness in a company. Also referred to as a response to change and as organizational effectiveness, organizational development has been studied for more than a century and continues to be studied today. The basic principles of this concept involve teams, competition, communication and confidence new (Added: 1-Nov-2010 Hits: 209 )| Library Home Page |
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