The practice of organizational diagnosis : theory and methods / Clayton P. Alderfer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Alderfer, Clayton P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Organization--Research.

Organization.

Intergroup relations.

Organizational change.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (555 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Practice of Organizational Diagnosis: Theory & Methods presents a new paradigm for examining the intergroup dynamics of organizations by combining the procedures of organizational diagnosis with the theory of embedded intergroup relations. In this volume, Alderfer explains the relevance of the paradigm concept for the present work, shows the importance of intergroup relations in the formative organization studies, reviews extant modes of organizational diagnosis, and demonstrates the limitations of interpersonal and intra-group theories. He then presents the five laws of embedded intergrou

Contents:

Contents; Abigail's Story; 1 Social Technology and Theory; 2 The Relevance of Theory for Practice; 3 The Historical Origins of Organizational Diagnosis; 4 The Contemporary Status of Organizational Diagnosis; 5 Anomalies and the Hidden Sense of Crisis in Contemporary Interpersonal and Intragroup Theories; 6 The Five Laws of Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory; 7 Comparisons among Group-Level Theories; 8 Several Meanings of "Empirical Support"; 9 Empirical Support for Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory; 10 Ethical Practice Interpreted by Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory

11 Negotiating Organizational Entry Using Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory12 Methods of Data Collection Informed by Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory; 13 Modes of Data Analysis Based upon Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory; 14 Feedback Designs Derived from Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory; 15 Empirical Support for the Social Technologies Based on Embedded Intergroup Relations Theory; 16 Education for the Practice of Organizational Diagnosis; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-045393-1

1-282-91770-6

9786612917707

0-19-978065-X

OCLC:

692197113