Global organization development : managing unprecedented change / by Therese F. Yeager, Thomas C. Head, Peter F. Sorensen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Yaeger, Therese F.

Contributor:

Head, Thomas C.

Sorensen, Peter F.

Series:

Contemporary trends in organization development and change.

Contemporary trends in organization development and change

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Business consultants.

Consultants--Employment--Foreign countries.

Consultants.

International business enterprises.

Globalization.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (159 p.)

Place of Publication:

Greenwich, Conn. : IAP - Information Age Pub. Inc., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Plaintext description.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Contents ""; ""Foreword ""; ""Section 1 ""; ""Chapter 1. Organization Development in a Changing World""; ""The Role, History, and Values of Organization Development""; ""Organization Development as a Value Driven Discipline""; ""Concerns About Organization Development Values""; ""Defining the Values and Competencies of the Global Organization Development Practitioner""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 2. Fundamental Issues in Global Organization Development""; ""Cross Cultural Pioneers""; ""Insights Into Cultural Diversity""

""The Divergence�Convergence Debate Surrounding Global Consulting""""Cross-Cultural Work Indicating Divergence""; ""Cross-Culture Work Indicating Convergence""; ""An Alternative to Convergence and Divergence Debate""; ""Can Organization Development Transcend Differences in Cultural Values?""; ""Summary""; ""Chapter 3. The Context for the Practice of Global Organization Development""; ""Organization Development: Process and Interventions""; ""The Process ""; ""Interventions""; ""Group Orientation""; ""Techno-Structural Interventions""; ""Total Organization""; ""Summary""

""Understanding Culture""""Questions the Consultant Needs to Ask ""; ""Section 2""; ""Chapter 4. A Culture Map for Guiding the Practice of Organization Development""; ""Culture""; ""Basic Dimensions""; ""Selecting and Shaping the Organization Development Process and Interventions""; ""Four Cultural Environments""; ""Countries with Values Compatible with Organization Development""; ""Countries with Moderately Compatible Values""; ""OD in Environments Less Supportive of OD Values""; ""Cultures in Transition""; ""Summary""; ""Successful Global Organization Development Consulting""

""Chapter 5. The Role of Economics in Global Organization Development""""Economic Development and Organization Development""; ""Undeveloped Economies""; ""Developing Economies""; ""Highly Developed Economies""; ""Economic Development and Intervention Viability""; ""Management Development""; ""Visioning""; ""Appreciative Inquiry""; ""Search Conference""; ""Job Redesign and Job Enrichment""; ""Process Consultation""; ""Goal Setting/Management by Objectives""; ""Skill-Based Pay""; ""All-Salaried Workforce""; ""Gain Sharing""; ""Career Planning and Development""; ""Employee Assistance Programs ""

""Culture Change""""Learning Organization""; ""Team Building""; ""Organization Redesign""; ""Quality of Work Life""; ""Survey Feedback""; ""Socio-Technical Systems""; ""Conflict Management""; ""Quality Circles""; ""Total Quality Management""; ""Summary ""; ""Chapter 6. Legal Issues for Global Consultants""; ""General Issues""; ""A Law Is Not Always a Law""; ""Legal Systems: Different Nations, Different Practices""; ""Issues That Indirectly Impact upon the Consultant""; ""Laws Related to Working Conditions""; ""Laws Relating to Work Place Discrimination""

""Issues that Directly Impact the Consultant""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786611411886

9781281411884

1281411884

9781607527947

1607527944