General introduction to organization development -- The nature of planned change -- The organization development practitioner -- Entering and contracting -- Diagnosing organizations -- Diagnosing groups and jobs -- Collecting and analyzing diagnostic information -- Feeding back diagnostic...

Contents: Preface and acknowledgements -- Part I: What and why -- 1. Theory-driven, practice-driven, and "sweet spot" management research -- 2. Developing your research philosophy -- 3. Creating value in organizational research: A relational view -- 4. Relevant research: Yesterday and today --...