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Evolution or Revolution in the Values of Organization Development: Commentary on the State of the Field
Allan H. Church, Robert F. Hurley, W. Warner BurkeA series of interviews were conducted with 12 experiencedOrganization Development (OD) practitioners in order to explore theimpact that changes in the business world may have had…
The Fable of the Oversimplifying Professor
Craig C. LundbergA short fable for aspiring teachers and students of organizationchange. A new slant on “oversimplification”?
Organizational Structural Changes: Life‐cycle Stage Influences and Managers′ and Interventionists′ Challenges
Philip D. Olson, David E. TerpstraThe focus of this study was on successful, small, rapidly growingfirms and on people who manage (entrepreneurs/ CEOs) or help manage(interventionists/consultants) these firms…
Designing More Functional Organizations: The 12 Step Model
Lee RobbinsUsing strikingly different managerial techniques from conventionalorganizations, 12 Step Fellowships, most prominently AlcoholicsAnonymous, provide useful clues to producing more…
Revisiting Quality of Work Life Interventions: A Cross‐cultural Pilot Study
Abraham B. (Rami) Shani, M. Tom Basuray, Steven A. Scherling, Janice L. OdellQuality of work life (QWL) has become an increasingly popularcross‐cultural field of theory and practice. An examination of thecurrent state of the art revealed that the inquiry…
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- Prof Slawomir Magala