Organization Development & Change - Christopher Worley

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Résumé :
Organization Development and Change provides students with an excellent grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of the subject as well as describing, in practical terms, how behavioural science can be used to develop organizational strategies, structures and processes. This market-leading text will enrich your students' understanding and study of organization development, change management and human resources management.Through clear explanations and an emphasis on real world examples and case studies, this second edition for Europe, South Africa and the Middle East is a comprehensive and engaging text that will teach your students fundamental theories of organization development and encourage your students to apply these to real world situations....

Biographie:
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....