Organization Development - The Process of Leading Organizational Change

Organization Development: The Process of Leading Organizational Change

Author: Donald L. Anderson

Of interest to students, managers, executives, change agents, and practitioners, Organization Development is a guide to leadership in individual, team, and organizational change. Incorporating discussion of OD ethics into each chapter, author Donald L. Anderson offers thorough discussions of classic OD techniques, as well as up-to-date interventions at all levels. In-depth case studies that follow major content and process chapters allow students to immediately apply what they have learned. In today’s challenging environment of increased globalization, rapidly changing technologies, economic pressures, and expectations in the contemporary workforce, this book is an essential tool.

Covering classic and contemporary organization development (OD) techniques, this is a comprehensive text on individual, team, and organizational change. Incorporating OD ethics and values into each chapter, Donald L. Anderson provides discussion of the real-world application of these theoretical ideas. In-depth case studies that follow major content chapters allow students to immediately apply what they have learned. In today’s challenging environment of increased globalization, rapidly changing technologies, economic pressures, and expectations in the contemporary workforce, this book is an essential tool.

Dr. Anderson’s research interest is in discourse in organizational and institutional settings. His dissertation study examined the organizational discourse patterns that change during the process of organizational transformation, a study that earned a nomination for the International Communication Association’s W. Charles Redding Dissertation of the Year award in organizational communication. His research has been published in the academic journals Discourse Studies, the Journal of Business and Technical Communication, and the Journal of Organizational Change Management. He has also contributed to The Handbook of Organizational Discourse, Case Studies in Organizational Communication, and the International Encyclopedia of Communication.

Dr. Anderson’s professional background includes curriculum development and training, corporate quality, supply chain management, and organizational development consulting. As an organization development consultant, he has managed OD engagements in consultation with public and private organizations for more than 10 years in Colorado and California as both an internal and external consultant. He currently works in organization development for a high-tech company in the Denver, Colorado area. (COMM)