'Organizations world over have a constant need for adapting to the ever increasing environmental demands and reinventing themselves, for their sustenance and growth. Understanding the dynamics of change, appreciating the nuances of inter-related issues affecting organizations, and implementing a sound framework for managing change to maximize organizational effectiveness is the need of the hour. Organizational Change and Development is a critical subject of concern to all managers, practitioners, teachers and students who seek the support of empirical and conceptually strong inputs to appreciate and implement appropriate strategies to manage change.
' In-depth research orientation, supported by a number of corporate examples and case studies to enhance the reader's understanding of the practical issues under one's purview while handling critical issues of concern to the organization The issue of the dearth for books in the area of organizational change and development, covering cases and discussions in the Indian and global business scenario is addressed Every chapter in this book is presented with a sound theoretical and practical approach Cases depicting the experiences of prominent corporates encourage readers to visualize situations in the purview of challenging business realities Individual and team based exercises and discussion questions enhance critical and integrative thinking End of chapter cases and practical scenarios build capability in readers, while designing effective strategy deployment models Discussion of critical competencies of change leaders, necessary to sustain and manage change effectively
'Chapter 1 Introduction to Organization Development Chapter 2 Organizational Change Chapter 3 Approaches to Organization Development Chapter 4 Organizational Diagnosis Chapter 5 Individual and Group Level Interventions Chapter 6 Career Development Chapter 7 Performance Management Chapter 8 Organizational Transformation Chapter 9 Learning Organization Chapter 10 The Future of OD Author Index Subject Index
'R.G. Priyadarshini A post graduate and a doctorate in Business Administration from Bharathiar School of Management and Entrepreneurship Development, R.G. Priyadarshini is currently serving as an Associate Professor, Amrita School of Business, Coimbatore. She is a recipient of &ldquoRamaswamy P Aiyer Best Young Teacher Award" instituted by Association of Indian Management Schools (AIMS). She is an awardee of All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE)'s Young Teacher Career Award, Dewang Mehta Award for Best professor in HRM, CII Industrial Fellowship Award and CII &ldquoBest Yi Net Mentor Award". She is a qualified award assessor for CII EXIM Bank Award for Business Excellence and a qualified psychometrician and certified in designing and managing assessment centers. She has been a consultant to TVS group of companies, Wipro Technologies and Larsen & Toubro and has had academic associations with PSG College of Technology, University of Toledo and San Diego State University, USA.
