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Organization Development: Reading List

Organization Development, French & Bell; Prentice Hall, 1995.

Organization Development, W. Burke; Addison-Wesley, Reading, Mass., 1992.

Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants, W. Rothwell, R. Sullivan, G. McLean, Pfeiffer and Co., 1995.

An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, Harvey and Brown; Prentice Hall, NJ, 1996.

Organization Development & Change, Cummings and Worley, 1997

Organizational Behavior, Schermerhorn, Hunt, Osborn; John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1997.

Management of Organizational Behavior, Hersey, Blanchard, Johnson; Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ, 1996.

Essentials of Organizational Behavior, S. Robbins; Prentice Hall, 1997.

A Primer on Organizational Behavior, Bowditch and Buono; John Wiley & Sons, NY, 1997.

The Emerging Practice of Organization Development, Ed. W. Sikes, A. Drexler, J. Gant, NTL Publ., Alexandria, Vir, 1989.

Leadership and the New Science: Learning about Organizations from an Orderly Universe, Margaret Wheatley, Berrett-Koehler Publ., 1994.

Practicing Organization Development: The Change Agent Series for Groups and Organizations -- Jossey-Bass OD Series

Rewiring Organizations for the Networked Economy: Organizing, Managing and Leading in the Information Age
Stanley M. Herman

Organization Development and Consulting: Perspectives and Foundations
Fred Massarik, Marissa Pei-Carpenter

Relationships that Enable Enterprise Change: Leveraging the Client-Consultant Connection
Ron A. Carucci, William A. Pasmore

Guiding Change Journeys: A Synergistic Approach to Organization Transformation
Rebecca Chan Allen

Balancing Individual and Organizational Values: Walking the Tightrope to Success
Ken Hultman with Bill Gellermann

The Conscious Consultant: Mastering Change from the Inside Out
Kristine Quade, Renée M. Brown

Finding Your Way in the Consulting Jungle: A Guidebook for Organization Development Practitioners
Arthur M. Freedman, Richard E. Zackrison

Facilitating Organization Change: Lessons From Complexity Science
Edwin E. Olson, Glenda H. Eoyang

Appreciative Inquiry: Change at the Speed of Imagination
Jane Magruder Watkins, Bernard J. Mohr

Beyond Change Management: Advanced Strategies for Today's Transformational Leaders
Dean Anderson, Linda Ackerman Anderson

The Change Leader's Roadmap: How to Navigate Your Organization's Transformation
Linda Ackerman Anderson, Dean Anderson

Coming Soon

The Innovation Equation: Building Creativity and Risk Taking in Your Organization
Jacqueline Byrd and Paul Lockwood Brown

Consulting to Family Businesses: A Practical Guide to Contracting, Assessment, and Implementation
W. Gibb Dyer, Jr. and Jane Hilburt-Davis

Relationships that Enable Enterprise Change: Leveraging the Client-Consultant Connection
Ron Carucci, William Pasmore, and the colleagues of Mercer Delta Consulting

Other Pfeiffer and Jossey-Bass OD Titles
Following is a list of non-series OD books published by Jossey-Bass or Pfeiffer. Just click on the appropriate title to get more information.

The Action Learning Guidebook: A Real-Time Strategy for Problem Solving, Training Design, and Employee Development
William J. Rothwell

The Consulting Process in Action, 2nd Edition
Gordon Lippitt and Ronald Lippitt

Douglas MacGregor, Revisited: Managing the Human Side of Enterprise
Gary Heil, Warren Bennis, and Deborah C. Stephens

Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used, Second Edition
Peter Block

Leader's Change Handbook: An Essential Guide to Setting Direction and Taking Action
Jay A. Conger, Gretchen M. Spreitzer, and Edward E. Lawler

Leading at the Edge of Chaos: How to Create the Nimble Organization
Daryl R. Conner

Organizational Culture and Leadership, Second Edition
Edgar H. Schein

Practicing Organization Development: A Guide for Consultants
William J. Rothwell, Roland Sullivan, and Gary N. McLean

 

 Addison-Wesley Organization Development Series

CLASSICS IN OD SERIES

Organizational Transitions: Managing Complex Change, Second Edition
by Richard Beckhard, Richard Beckhard Associates, and Reuben T. Harris, The Tom Peters Group
Organizational Development: Strategies and Models
by Richard Beckhard, Richard Beckhard Associates
Organizational Development: Its Nature, Origins and Prospects
by Warren G. Bennis, University of Southern California
Designing Complex Organizations
by Jay Galbraith, University of Southern California
Developing Organizations: Diagnosis and Action
by Paul R. Lawrence, and Jay W. Lorsch, Harvard University
Process Consultation: Its Role in Organization Development, Volume I, Second Edition
by Edgar H. Schein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Process Consultation: Lessons for Managers and Consultants, Volume II
by Edgar H. Schein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

CHANGE THEORY/ ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT THEORY

Integrated Strategic Change: How OD Builds Competitive Advantage
by Christopher G. Worley and David E. Hitchin both of Peppperdine University, and Walter L. Ross, Covey Leadership Center
Organization Development: A Process of Learning and Changing, Second Edition
by W. Warner Burke, Columbia University
Managing Transitions: Making the Most of Change
by William Bridges, Mills College
The Change Riders
by Gary Kissler, Andersen Consulting
Change by Design
by Robert R. Blake, Jane Srygley Mouton and Anne Adams McCanse, all of Scientific Methods, Inc.
Organizational Transitions: Managing Complex Change, Second Edition
by Richard Beckhard, Richard Beckhard Associates, and Reuben T. Harris, The Tom Peters Group
Stream Analysis: A Powerful Way to Diagnose and Manage Organizational Change
by Jerry I. Porras, Stanford University
Organizational Dynamics: Diagnosis and Intervention
by John P. Kotter, Harvard University

ORGANIZATION DESIGN

Integrated Strategic Change: How OD Builds Competitive Advantage
by Christopher G. Worley and David E. Hitchin both of Peppperdine University, and Walter L. Ross, Covey Leadership Center
Competing with Flexible Lateral Organizations
by Jay R. Galbraith, University of Southern Florida
The Dynamics of Organizational Levels: A Change Framework for Managers and Consultants
by Nicholas S. Rashford, St. Joseph's University and David Coghlan, National College of Industrial Relations, Dublin
Parallel Learning Structures: Creating Innovations in Bureaucracies
by Gervase Bushe, Simon Fraser University, and A.B. Shani, California Polytechnic State University
Self-Designing Organizations: Learning How to Create High Performance
by Susan Albers Mohrman and Thomas G. Cummings, both of The Graduate School of Business -- University of Southern California
Desiging Organizations for High Performance
by David P. Hanna, The Proctor and Gamble Company
Work Redesign
by J. Richard Hackman, Yale University, and Greg R. Oldman, Univeristy of Illinois
Pay and Organization Development
by Edward E. Lawler, Consultant
Matrix
by Stanley M. Davis, Columbia University, Graduate School of Business and Boston University's School of Management, and Paul R. Lawrence, Harvard University Graduate, School of Business Administration

OD METHODS

Integrated Strategic Change: How OD Builds Competitive Advantage
by Christopher G. Worley and David E. Hitchin both of Peppperdine University, and Walter L. Ross, Covey Leadership Center
Self-Designing Organizations: Learning How to Create High Performance
by Susan Albers Mohrman and Thomas G. Cummings, both of The Graduate School of Business -- University of Southern California
Desiging Organizations for High Performance
by David P. Hanna, The Proctor and Gamble Company
Process Consultation: Its Role in Organization Development, Volume I, Second Edition
by Edgar H. Schein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Process Consultation: Lessons for Managers and Consultants, Volume II
by Edgar H. Schein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Organizational Transitions: Managing Complex Change, Second Edition
by Richard Beckhard, Richard Beckhard Associates, and Reuben T. Harris, The Tom Peters Group
Feedback and Organization Development: Using Data-Based Methods
by David A. Nadler, Columbia University

POWER AND CONFLICT

The Conflict-Positive Organization: Stimulate Diversity and Create Unity
by Dean Tjosvold, Simon Fraser University
Power and Organization Development
by Larry Greiner, University of Southern California, and Virginia Schein, Gettysburg College
Managing Conflict: Interpersonal Dialogue and Third Party Roles, Second Edition
by Richard E. Walton, Harvard University

TEAM BUILDING

Managing in the New Team Environment: Skills, Tools, and Methods
by Larry Hirschhorn, Wharton Center for Applied Research
Leading Business Teams: How Teams Can Use Technology and Group Process Tools to Enhance Performance
by Robert Johansen, Institute for the Future, David Sibbet and Suzan Benson, both of Graphic Guides, Alexia Martin, Robert Mittman, and Paul Saffo, all of Institute for the Future
Change by Design
by Robert R. Blake, Jane Srygley Mouton and Anne Adams McCanse, all of Scientific Methods, Inc.
Team Building: Issues and Alternatives, Second Edition
by William G. Dyer, Brigham Young University

SPECIAL TOPICS

Integrated Strategic Change: How OD Builds Competitive Advantage
by Christopher G. Worley and David E. Hitchin both of Peppperdine University, and Walter L. Ross, Covey Leadership Center
Becoming a Learning Organization
by J. Swieringa and AFM Wierdsma, both of Free University of Amsterdam
Total Quality Efforts: A User's Guide for Implementation
by Dan Ciampa, Rath and Strong
Organizational Development in Health Care
by Wayne Boss, University of Colorado
The Technology Connection: Strategy and Change in the Information Age
by Marc S. Gerstein, President, Marc Gerstein Associates, Ltd.
Career Dynamics: Matching Individual and Organizational Needs
by Edgar H. Schein, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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