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<p>List of Figures, Tables, and Exhibits xiii</p> <p>Acknowledgments xvii</p> <p>Foreword by Louis Carter xix</p> <p>Introduction: Getting the Most from This Book 1</p> <p><b>PART ONE: FOUNDATIONS 9</b></p> <p>1. Organization Development, Transformation, and Change 11<br /><i>William J. Rothwell, Jacqueline M. Stavros, and Roland L. Sullivan</i></p> <p>2. The Origins of Organization Development 26<br /><i>John J. Scherer, Billie Alban, and Marvin Weisbord</i></p> <p>3. Change Process and Models 42<br /><i>William J. Rothwell, Roland L. Sullivan, Taesung Kim, Jong Gyu Park, and Wesley E. Donahue</i></p> <p>4. Organization Development and Transformation: What It Takes 60<br /><i>Linda Ackerman Anderson</i></p> <p>5. Transformational Leadership Development 78<br /><i>Jacqueline M. Stavros and Jane Seiling</i></p> <p>6. Appreciative Inquiry: Organization Development and the <i>Strengths Revolution 96<br /></i>Jacqueline M. Stavros, Lindsey N. Godwin, and David L. Cooperrider</p> <p>7. Competencies for Success 117<br /><i>Steve H. Cady and Zachary D. Shoup</i></p> <p><b>PART TWO: ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT PROCESS TO GUIDE TRANSFORMATION AND CHANGE 135</b></p> <p>8. Entry: Marketing and Positioning Organization Development 137<br /><i>Alan Weiss</i></p> <p>9. Front-End Work: Engaging the Client System 154<br /><i>David W. Jamieson and Rachael L. Narel</i></p> <p>10. Launch: Assessment, Action Planning, and Implementation 173<br /><i>D. D. Warrick</i></p> <p>11. Evaluating Organizational Transformation: A Situational Approach 195<br /><i>Steve H. Cady and Sheryl A. Milz</i></p> <p>12. Measurement to Determine the Return on Change Management 211<br /><i>Tim Creasey and D. Scott Ross</i></p> <p>13. Closure: Mobilizing Energy to Sustain an Agile Organization 220<br /><i>Ann M. Van Eron and W. Warner Burke</i></p> <p>14. Taking Culture Seriously in Organization Development 233<br /><i>Edgar Schein</i></p> <p><b>PART THREE: LEVELS AND TYPES OF CHANGE 245</b></p> <p>15. Individual Development in Organization Development: Making Change Stick 247<br /><i>Marshall Goldsmith</i></p> <p><i><br /></i>16. Leading Innovative Teams 257<br /><i>Jeffrey H. Dyer and W. Gibb Dyer</i></p> <p>17. Transformation and Change in Large Systems 270<br /><i>Thomas G. Cummings and Ann E. Feyerherm</i></p> <p>18. SOAR: Building Strategic Capacity 285<br /><i>Jacqueline M. Stavros and Patricia Malone</i></p> <p><b>PART FOUR: SPECIAL ISSUES IN ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT, TRANSFORMATION, AND CHANGE 303</b></p> <p>19. Sustainability and Transformational Work: What Should Business Do? 305<br /><i>Nadya Zhexembayeva</i></p> <p>20. Organization Design that Transforms 313<br /><i>Amy Kates</i></p> <p>21. Mergers and Acquisitions: Still Crazy After All These Years 321<br /><i>Mitchell Lee Marks and Philip H. Mirvis</i></p> <p>22. Exploring the Relationship between Organization Development and Change Management 330<br /><i>Tim Creasey, David W. Jamieson, William J. Rothwell, and Gail Severini</i></p> <p>23. Positive Organizational Change: What the Field of Positive Organizational Scholarship Offers to Organization Development Practitioners 338<br /><i>Kim Cameron and Jon McNaughtan</i></p> <p>24. Positive Organizational Ethics: Adult Moral Development in the Workplace 348<br /><i>Leslie E. Sekerka</i></p> <p>25. The Classic T-Group 357<br /><i>Matt Minahan and Robert Crosby</i></p> <p>26. Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion for Performance 366<br /><i>Judith H. Katz and Frederick A. Miller</i></p> <p>27. The Global Organization Development Professional 376<br /><i>Therese F. Yaeger and Peter F. Sorensen</i></p> <p>28. The Convergence of Organization Development and Human Resource Management 384<br /><i>David W. Jamieson and William J. Rothwell</i></p> <p>29. Constructive Use of Power for Organization Development Practitioners 393<br /><i>L. Mee-Yan Cheung-Judge</i></p> <p>30. Beyond Social Networks: The Über Connection 400<br /><i>Karen Stephenson</i></p> <p><b>PART FIVE: THE FUTURE OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT: EMBRACING TRANSFORMATION AND </b><b>NEW DIRECTIONS FOR CHANGE 405</b></p> <p>31. The Dialogic Organization Development Approach to Transformation and Change 407<br /><i>Gervase R. Bushe and Robert J. Marshak</i></p> <p>32. The Future of Organization Development, Transformation, and Change 419<br /><i>Allan H. Church, Amanda C. Shull, and W. Warner Burke</i></p> <p>33. Authors’ Insights on Important Organization Development Issues 429<br /><i>D. D. Warrick</i></p> <p>About the Editors 438</p> <p>About the Contributors 441</p> <p>Index 455</p>

<p><b>THE EDITORS</b> <p><b>WILLIAM J. ROTHWELL</b> is president of Rothwell & Associates and professor of Workforce Education and Development at the Pennsylvania State University, University Park campus. He is author, editor, or co-editor of more than 91 books and 250 articles, including the bestselling <i>Mastering the Instructional Design Process</i> from Pfeiffer. <p><b>JACQUELINE M. STAVROS</b> is a professor at the College of Management at Lawrence Technological University. She is a global speaker and co-author of 5 books, 16 book chapters, and more than 40 articles in <i>Appreciative Inquiry, Sustainability</i>, and <i>SOAR, Thin Book of SOAR: Building Strengths-based Strategy</i>. <p><b>ROLAND L. SULLIVAN</b> is founder of Sullivan Transformation Agents. He has taught OD in 22 universities. For more than 50 years, he has facilitated change journeys in 44 countries in every major industry. He is known for Whole System Transformation™.

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