We conducted a survey to identify the most important challenges faced by consultants who support managers in re-designing their organizations. The results indicate that the most frequently encountered challenges are (1) creating realistic estimates regarding the time and resources required to...

"Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change, FifthEdition offers a comprehensive look at individual, team, and organizational change, covering classic and contemporary organization development techniques. Today's practitioners seek a solid foundation that is...

This book provides an essential learning tool for both practitioners and students and presents the skills and competencies of an effective Organizational Development practitioner. It examines OD as both field and profession, and considers its history, values and ethics, and provides best...

Introduction -- People models and people procedure -- Relationships between organizations -- Conflict within organizations : structure -- Conflict within organizations : teams -- Interpersonal conflict -- Inner conflict -- Life conflicts : individual -- Applying the people models

Cover -- Contents -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- About the Editors -- About the Contributors -- Preface and Acknowledgements -- Introduction: Consultancy Roles, Risks and Relationships -- 1 Power and the Internal: Working on the Edge -- 2 Strategic Moments in Internal Consulting -- 3...