Organizational Diagnosis and Assessment

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Michael Harrison - Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, USA
Arie Shirom - Tel Aviv University, Israel

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Organization Design and Development | Organizational Psychology (General)

September 1998 | 496 pages | SAGE Publications, Inc

This book presents a distinctive approach to organizational consultation and planned change that reflects current research and theorizing about organizational change and effectiveness.

The authors draw on multiple analytical frameworks to produce empirically grounded models of sources of ineffectiveness and forces for change. The book offers workable solutions to critical problems and demonstrates ways to meet organizational challenges such as market downturns, technological change, and alliances with other organizations.

PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS

Frames and Models in Organizational Diagnosis

Applying the Open-Systems Frame

Assessing Effectiveness and Ineffectiveness

Diagnostic Models in Use

Diagnosing Organizational Politics

PART TWO: FOCAL AREAS

Group Performance

Organization Design

Human Resource Management

Emergent Behavior and Workforce Diversity

Organizational Culture

PART THREE: APPLICATIONS

Diagnosis across the Organizational Life Cycle

Labor Relations

Strategy Formation and Organizational Learning

Diagnosing Macro Systems

PART FOUR: BRIDGING THEORY AND PRACTICE

Applying Multiple Theoretical Frames

"This book presents sharp-image diagnosis, a distinctive approach to consultation and planned changes that reflects current research in organizational change and effectiveness."

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