Organization Development

Robert T. Golembiewski is distinguished research professor emeritus at the University of Georgia. He has authored or edited over seventy-five books and numerous articles in scholarly journals.

• 1: What OD is, and Aspires To; Introduction; 1: “A Rose by Any Other Name . . .”: OD? OE? OI? HRD?; 2: Process Observation as the Key: Where and When to Practice Skills; 3: OD as Stool: Ruminations about a Metaphor; 4: Why OD? Putting Values in Their Prominent Place; 5: OD as Increasing Responsible Freedom in Organizations; 6: OT and OD: Transformation, Fine Tuning, or Rechristening?; 7: Some Differences between OD Generations, I: Four Generations and a Few Differentiae; 8: Some Differences between OD Generations, II: Socialization and Lode Stars; 9: Two Faces of OD: Populism and Elitism; 10: OD’s Near-Term Destiny: Professional Maturation or Time’s Dumpster?; 11: The Yellow Envelope on the Floor: Does Paying the Piper Imply Calling the Tune?; 12: Is OD Universalistic or Particularistic? Some Similarities between Private- and Public-Sector Consultation *; 13: Is OD Narrowly Culture-Bound? Well, Yes; and Then, No; 2: What OD Might Become; Introduction; 14: “So, What about Success Rates?”