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Designed for courses in organization development and change, this is a comprehensive collection of case studies and exercises. Original cases are written by experts in the field and designed to focus very precisely on a specific topic in the OD process or intervention method. Each case is accompanied by learning objectives, discussion questions, references, and suggested additional readings. They represent a wide range of industries in which OD is practised, including for-profit businesses, educational institutions, government agencies, and health care organizations, and they address common ethical dilemmas experienced by practitioners. Exercises include self-assessment tools, role-play exercises, and individual or group simulation exercises to enhance students' skill development in acting as change agents.

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Has a number of timely case studies, including ones on non-profit and educational institutions. -- Dr. Sherwood Thompson 20110628

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Donald L. Anderson, Ph.D., University of Colorado, teaches organization development at the University of Denver and organization design at the University of Colorado, Boulder. He is a practicing organization development consultant and has consulted internally and externally with a wide variety of organizations, including Fortune 500 corporations, small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and educational institutions. Dr. Anderson’s research interest is in discourse in organizational and institutional settings, and his studies of organizational discourse and change have been published in journals such as the Journal of Organizational Change Management, Gestion, and Journal of Business and Technical Communication. He is the author of the text Organization Design: Creating Strategic and Agile Organizations (SAGE, 2019) and editor of the text Cases and Exercises in Organization Development & Change (2nd ed., SAGE, 2017).  

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