Organization Development and Change
Author:Thomas Cummings (Author), Christopher Worley (Author)
Publisher finelybook 出版社: Cengage Learning
Publication Date 出版日期: 2024-08-20
Edition 版本: 12th
Language 语言: English
Print Length 页数: 475 pages
ISBN-10: 0357986156
ISBN-13: 9780357986158
Book Description
Cummings/Worley’s ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE, 12th Edition, is the most widely-used textbook in the field. It blends rigor and relevance in a comprehensive and clear presentation. The authors work from a strong evidence-based foundation to describe, in practical terms, how behavioral science knowledge can be used to help organizations develop strategies, structures and processes for superior performance, sustainability and social outcomes.
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About the Author
Christopher G. Worley is Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the NEOMA Business School. He is also the founding strategy director for the school’s Center for Leadership and Effective Organizations. Chris serves as a senior research scientist at the Center for Effective Organizations (USC’s Marshall School of Business) and teaches in Pepperdine’s Master of Science in Organization Development (MSOD) program. He received his B.S. from Westminster College, master’s degrees from Colorado State University and Pepperdine University, and his doctorate from the University of Southern California. He served as Chair of the Organization Development and Change Division of the Academy of Management, received the Luckman Teaching Fellowship at Pepperdine University, and the Douglas McGregor Award for best paper in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science. His most recent books are The Agility Factor, Becoming Agile, Management Reset and Built to Change. His articles on agility and strategic organization design have appeared in the Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, Journal of Organization Behavior, Sloan Management Review, Strategy+Business, and Organizational Dynamics.