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040 _aDCC Library
_beng
_eAACR
082 0 0 _a658.406 FRE
100 1 _aFrench, Wendell L.,
245 1 0 _aOrganization development :
_bbehavioral science interventions for organization improvement /
_cWendell L. French and Cecil H. Bell, Jr.
250 _a6th ed.
260 _aNew Delhi :
_bPrentice Hall,
_cc1999.
300 _axvi, 368 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
505 _a
520 _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
546 _aeng.
650 0 _aOrganizational change.
650 0 _aOrganizational development
_vPolitics and power
650 0 _aOrganizational development
_vhistory
650 0 _aOrganizational development
_vManagement
700 1 _aBell, Cecil,
_d1935-
_c(Author)
942 _cBK
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_d12767