Organization Development

Wendell French, PhD Harvard University, is a retired professor of management and organization from the University of Washington. His fields of specialty are organizational development and human resource management, including team building, inter-group team building, and human resource policies. His consulting work focuses on participative approaches to organizational improvement, assessment of HRM programs, and management and supervisory development. He is the author of several books and has contributed to numerous business and professional journals. Cecil H. Bell (1935 - 2009) was born in Nashville, TN. He earned his master's degree in General Psychology at Boston University in 1960. He taught for 30 years at the University of Washington Graduate School of Business, Department of Management and Organization. He is the author of numerous publications and the co-author of a well-known book in his field of study,  Organization Development: Behavioral Science Interventions for Organization Improvement.

• I. AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT. 1. The Field of Organization Development. 2. Definitions of Organization Development. 3. A History of Organization Development. 4. Values, Assumptions, and Beliefs in OD. II. THEORY AND MANAGEMENT OF OD. 5. Foundations of Organization Development. 6. Managing the OD Process. 7. Action Research and Organization Development. III. OD INTERVENTIONS. 8. An Overview of OD Interventions. 9. Team Interventions. 10. Intergroup and Third-Party Peacemaking Interventions. 11. Comprehensive OD Interventions. 12. Structural Interventions and the Applicability of OD. 13. Training Experiences. IV. KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND ISSUES. 14. Issues in Consultant-Client Relationships. 15. System Ramifications. 16. Power, Politics, and Organization Development. 17. Research on Organization Development. 18. The Future and Organization Development. Author Index. Subject Index.