behavioral science interventions for organization improvement French, Wendell L. creator Bell, Cecil (Author) 1935- text New Delhi Prentice Hall c1999 6th ed. monographic xvi, 368 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Appropriate 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 Wendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell, Jr. Includes bibliographical references and indexes. eng. Organizational change Organizational development Politics and power Organizational development history Organizational development Management 658.406 FRE 0130093742 9780130093745 9788120320437 DCC Library 20260624090434.0 eng