Book description
The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development identifies the extent to which institutional theory is at play in the development of professions; with agency is a driver in shaping professions. This manifests itself in terms of the perceived interests of what will give leverage for success in practitioner and academic careers.
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Tables
- Preface
- What Exactly Is Organization Development?
- 1 The Beginnings of a Puzzle
- 2 Academic Perspectives of OD
- 3 Evidence on the Nature of Practitioner OD
- 4 The Evolution of Published Work on OD
- 5 Subject Expert Views
- 6 Comparing the Literature on OD with the Evidence
- 7 A Puzzle Solved but not Resolved
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development
- Author(s):
- Release date: May 2018
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781351106795
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