Organization Development & Change With Infotrac
Author: Thomas G. Cummings, Christopher Worley Thomas G. Cummings, Christopher Worley
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ISBN: 0324019874
Publisher: South-Western College Pub (July, 2000)
Sales Rank: 178,770
Average Customer Rating: 2.29 out of 5
Customer Reviews
Rating: 1 out of 5
I agree
I agree with some of the other reviewers who recommended "real world" books by Beitler, Schein, Kotter, and other authors. Cummings and Worley's work is only helpful if you are an academic trying to understand the real world.
Rating: 1 out of 5
The Worst Book on OD
I am an enthuastic OD practitioner who loves the field of OD. I am amazed at how two academics could present OD as boring and lifeless.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Excellent textbook for Organization Change and Dev't Class
As an OD practitioner and faculty who teaches Org Change, I find Cummings and Worley's book superb. The case studies are short enough to use in class. Students find the writing style clear and understandable. And the book grounds its practical advice in theories and models that students can use for years after completing the class. The instructor's guide provides excellent insights into cases, but gives poorly written assessment items for use on tests. All textbooks have tradeoffs. On the academic side, this book lacks references to empirical research that students could follow up on. On the practical side, it lacks comparisons between interventions that practitioners choose from. It doesn't provide a personal wisdom that some readers would want. But it does provide engaging content that's clear enough for students recently out of college and deep enough for mid-career professionals who are reading the book for a class. Similar Products
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