1st Edition

The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development

By Anne Clare Gillon Copyright 2018
186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

186 Pages
by Routledge

The nature of contemporary Organisation Development (OD) is often written about by both scholars and practitioners, yet there is little evidence of these descriptions (or debates on key issues) having been based on reliably collected data. This book compares academic and practitioner perspectives on the profession of OD in the UK and how it has evolved over four decades. The research which... Read more

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Preface



What Exactly is Organization Development?





 



Chapter 1: The Beginnings of a Puzzle





Chapter 2: Academic Perspectives of Od





Chapter 3: Evidence on The Nature of Practitioner Od





Chapter 4: The Evolution of Published Work on Od





Chapter 5: Subject Expert Views





Chapter 6: Comparing the Literature on Od with The Evidence





Chapter 7: A Puzzle Solved but Not Resolved





 



Index

Biography

Anne Clare Gillon is a Senior Lecturer in Management at the University of the West of Scotland, a Chartered Fellow of the CIPD and a Senior Fellow of the HEA. Prior to her academic career, she worked at a senior level in HR roles in the private and public sector. Anne Clare has held several active roles in the British Academy of Management (BAM), including as a member of the BAM Council and as a Vice Chair of The Academy.