With the change in business environments around the globe, our organizations have become more complex and varied. There is need to identify the correct organizational set-up for each business. Not only must managers strive to implement within the business an organizational form best suited to its functioning, care must also be taken to understand and nurture teams. This book provides a theoretical foundation for how teams can be studied—individually and as part of a system—to help form an organization that would be aligned with the vision statement of that company.

PART I: AN INTRODUCTION TO ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT Chapter 1 The Field of Organization Development Chapter 2 Definitions and Historical Overview of Organization Development Chapter 3 Values, Assumptions and Beliefs in OD PART II: THEORY AND MANAGEMENT OF OD Chapter 4 Foundations of Organization Development Chapter 5 Managing the OD Process Chapter 6 Action Research and Organization Development PART III: OD INTERVENTIONS Chapter 7 An Overview of OD Interventions Chapter 8 Training Experiences Chapter 9 Team Interventions Chapter 10 Intergroup and Third-Party Peace-making Interventions Chapter 11 Comprehensive OD Interventions Chapter 12 Structural Interventions and the Applicability of OD PART IV: KEY CONSIDERATIONS AND ISSUES Chapter 13 Issues in Consultant–Client Relationships Chapter 14 Power, Politics and Organization Development Chapter 15 The Future and Organization Development