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Advances in Research on Organization Development: Toward a Beginning
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In this paper, the authors examined thirty-eight research studies that were conducted on various aspects of organization development (OD) technology and compared them along eight dimensions, and argued that more systematic, longitudi nal research on OD is needed.Abstract:
This paper examines thirty-eight research studies that were conducted on various aspects of organization development (OD) technology. The studies are compared along eight dimensions. Problems associated with evaluating OD and the limited amount of OD research are discussed. It is argued that more systematic, longitudi nal research on OD is needed.read more
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Organization Development in Schools: The State of the Art
TL;DR: Organization development is a change strategy for organizational self development and renewal as mentioned in this paper, which has been used in schools over the past 15 years and has been widely different images of what OD is, and widely different claims made for its value or worthlessness.
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Research Methods and Reporting Practices in Organization Development: A Review and Some Guidelines
John M. Nicholas,Marsha Katz +1 more
TL;DR: A review of 65 organizational development studies employing "hard-criteria" measures reveals a clear trend toward more rigorous methods and designs, especially the use of quasi-experimental designs and sophisticated statistics.
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Evaluating Selected Organization Development Interventions: The State of the Art:
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors assess comparatively the state of the art of evaluation of four major organization development (OD) intervention types: laboratory training, survey feedback, team-b, and survey feedback.
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