FOREWORD
OD: CREATING A CULTURE OF “BELONGING” TO DRIVE BUSINESS RESULTS
Since 1998, Best Practice Institute has released its best practice organization development (OD) programs highlighting the most admired and innovative companies around the world. Topping the 2009 best practice leaders are the global brands, Microsoft, Starbucks, Corning, all globally recognized leaders in their respective industries. These titans of the workplace represent organizations whose employees report high levels of job satisfaction, are convinced of their management’s credibility, and enjoy strong ties to their companies’ culture, vision, and operating philosophy. Prominent OD theorist and author Edgar Schein describes organization culture, such as that exemplified ...