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Market-leading ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE, 9th Edition blends theory, concepts and applications in a comprehensive and clear presentation. The authors work from a strong theoretical foothold and apply behavioral science knowledge to the development of organizational structures, strategies, and processes.
About the Author
Thomas G. Cummings, professor, chair of the Department of Management and Organization, and executive director of the Leadership Institute, received his B.S. and MBA from Cornell University, and his Ph.D. in socio-technical systems from the University of California at Los Angeles. He was previously on the faculty at Case-Western Reserve University. He has authored 13 books, written over 40 scholarly articles, and given numerous invited papers at national and international conferences. He is associate editor of the JOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, and former editor-in-chief of the JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT INQUIRY, chairman of the Organizational Development and Change division of the Academy of Management, and president of the Western Academy of Management. His major research and consulting interests include designing high-performing organizations and strategic change management. He has conducted several large-scale organization design and change projects, and has consulted to a variety of private and public-sector organizations in the United States, Europe, Mexico, and Scandinavia.
Dr. Christopher G. Worley holds a joint appointment as a research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations at the University of Southern California's Marshall School of Business and as an associate professor at Pepperdine University. He is the former director of the Master of Science in Organization program at Pepperdine University, where he was awarded the Harriet and Charles Luckman Distinguished Teaching Fellowship between 1995 and 2000. Dr. Worley also has taught undergraduate and graduate courses at the University of San Diego, University of Southern California, and Colorado State University. He was chair of the Academy of Management's Organization Development and Change Division. Dr. Worley received his Ph.D. in strategic management from the University of Southern California, an M.S. in organization development from Pepperdine University, an M.S. in environmental psychology from Colorado State University, and a B.S. from Westminster College. He is a member of the Strategic Management Society, the Academy of Management, NTL, and the Organization Development Network. He lives with his wife and three children in San Juan Capistrano, California.
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The best you can get, January 11, 2009
By Stephen Parry "Author of Sense and Respond" (Lean Service Transformation Designer London) - See all my reviews
Having read hundreds of books on organisational development I have to say this is the best. It is true to say that this book has never been far from my side over the last nine years. It covers the wide range of activities required to transform organisations, providing intervention theory, diagnosis, learning and development structure design etc. This single work has informed 70% of my thinking towards change management. I cannot rate this book highly enough, its the most important book in my collection and has informed most of the change management work I have conducted. It does take quite a bit of study and even more practice. I want to thank Cummings and Worley for producing this book, it has changed the course of my career. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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Positive Experience, October 19, 2008
By B. Brown (San Antonio, TX) - See all my reviews
Book was delivered at the earliest of the estimated ten-day range and is in excellent condition as advertised. I'd purchase from this source again without hesitation. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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Good seller, September 15, 2008
By Timothy S. Grizzle (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews
Assigned book for my graduate classes @ Peru State College. Covers fundamentals of Organizational Development, with numerous real-world cases for review and disection.
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Excellent!!!, August 29, 2008
By Jessica Diaz (Florida) - See all my reviews
It was in great condition. The book was a hell of a lot cheaper than if I bought it at school. I was amazed that I could also pay by check. I am disappointed though that now Amazon will not accept checks any more. I was really looking forward to using them again for purchasing the rest of my books. But the book was impecable =) Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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Very Pleased, August 25, 2008
By doniwat - See all my reviews
The book arrived quickly and in great shape - just as advertised. Very easy transaction. Thank you! Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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Organization Development and Change Review, July 7, 2008
By K. Roby - See all my reviews
This review is from: Organization Development and Change (Hardcover)
I couldn't believe how quickly I received my book! I order these for class and sometimes I'm a little leary about placing an order because I had a bad experience once. Thank goodness that was not the case this time. Thank you. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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Review of Org Development & Change, October 3, 2005
By J. M. Wheelock Centola "75% of an MBA" (Rochester, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Organization Development and Change (Hardcover)
This is a graduate text book that is long-winded, overly-wordy self-serving brochure for why we should all become Organizational Development Practitioners. The authors spend the first three chapters justifying the existence of the profession as if they were insecure about their relevance in the corporate world. It prattles on about how OD professionals work in teams and how they should structure their own private contracts. It even whines that being an OD practitioner is stressful. Find me a professional job that isn't stressful. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
Highly structured analysis of OD. , April 15, 2005
By Khaled Ahmadain (Egypt, Cairo..MBA (NYIT), CHRM (Columbia Southern)) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Organization Development and Change (Hardcover)
Cummings OD book is perfectly designed to approach and delve into the field of OD smoothly and profoundly. Its first three chapters provide an excellent introduction to OD and how it is differentiated from overlapping organizational dynamics, primarily change management and organizational change. I respected this text's strategic analysis of the OD interventions and the pragmatic models of their implementation. Although developing business organizations sounds theoritical in its conceptual or abstract sense, this text gives you reasonable and sensible tools that help convert the OD theory to a tangible reality. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
I agree, November 2, 2003
By Larry Clifton (Charlotte, NC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Organization Development & Change With Infotrac (Hardcover)
I agree with some of the other reviewers who recommended "real world" books by Beitler, Schein, Kotter, and other authors. Cummings and Worley's work is only helpful if you are an academic trying to understand the real world. Help other customers find the most helpful reviews
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
The Worst Book on OD, August 28, 2003
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This review is from: Organization Development & Change With Infotrac (Hardcover)
I am an enthuastic OD practitioner who loves the field of OD. I am amazed at how two academics could present OD as boring and lifeless.
