02001pam a2200265 a 450000500170000002000150001702000180003202000330005004000270008308200160011010000240012624501380015025000120028826000400030030000340034050400530037450500060042752010980043354600090153165000270154065000510156765000400161865000430165870000340170120260624090434.0 a0130093742 a9780130093745 a9788120320437cTshs 16,203/= aDCC LibrarybengeAACR00a658.406 FRE1 aFrench, Wendell L.,10aOrganization development :bbehavioral science interventions for organization improvement /cWendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell, Jr. a6th ed. aNew Delhi :bPrentice Hall,cc1999. axvi, 368 p. :bill. ;c24 cm. aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes. a  aAppropriate for courses in Organization Development, this new edition explores the improvement of organizations through planned, systematic, long-range efforts focused on the organization's culture and its human and social processes. The authors present a concise and comprehensive exposition of the theory, practice, and research related to organization development. The Sixth Edition reflects the most recent developments, advances and expansions, and research in the area of OD. KEY TOPICS: Adds and updates new material to provide the most current information available. Strengthens coverage by adding new interventions and new material. Offers a more lively tone and writing style. Emphasizes the everchanging paradigms in OD theory and describes several new and important interventions in considerable detail. Sets discussions in the rapidly-evolving contexts of globalization, intensified competition and collaboration, Total Quality Management (TQM) and large-scale organizational change. Provides excellent coverage of the organization and its dynamics for managers and professionals  aeng. 0aOrganizational change. 0aOrganizational developmentvPolitics and power 0aOrganizational developmentvhistory 0aOrganizational developmentvManagement1 aBell, Cecil,d1935-c(Author)