{"product_id":"9780627026744","title":"Organisation Development - Theory and Practice","description":"\u003cp\u003eContemporary organisations increasingly find themselves grappling with rapidly evolving and dynamic global settings. The focused, systematic and pragmatic approach of Organisation Development (OD) is invaluable when it comes to navigating organisational and larger systems change.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganisation development - theory and practice provides a thorough account of this discipline and practice field from both an international and a more localised perspective. It explains but also moves beyond the fundamentals, demonstrating and applying relevant theory in practical situations. It highlights contemporary and emerging challenges, as well as long-standing historical and\/or classical debates.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOrganisation development - theory and practice is structured around the key stages and considerations of the action research and intervention process. Examples and illustrative case studies are provided to further develop conceptual skills in the areas of analysis, interpretation and application.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTopics include the following:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLocal and international history, and defining features, values and ethics\u003cbr\u003eIntervention theory, action research and appreciative inquiry\u003cbr\u003eNature, structure and categories of interventions\u003cbr\u003eOrganisational diagnosis and feedback\u003cbr\u003eIndividual, group, comprehensive and sociotechnical interventions\u003cbr\u003eOD in multicultural and multinational contexts\u003cbr\u003eRole and competencies of the consultant and change agent\u003cbr\u003eChallenges and requirements for effective OD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"book-contributors\"\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+Gert+Roodt\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eGert Roodt\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n  \u003cp class=\"contributor-item\"\u003e\n    \u003cspan class=\"contributor-role\"\u003eAuthor\u003c\/span\u003e\n    \u003ca href=\"\/search?q=Author+C.L.+van+Tonder\" class=\"contributor-link\"\u003eC.L. van Tonder\u003c\/a\u003e\n  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Gert Roodt,C.L. van Tonder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47377415340195,"sku":"9780627026744","price":980.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0741\/7836\/3555\/files\/img_9780627026744_bec80bfc-4842-478a-975a-4159e4733fdd.jpg?v=1776483151","url":"https:\/\/graffitibooks.co.za\/products\/9780627026744","provider":"Graffiti Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}