Praise for Reinventing Organization Development
‘A hard hitting yet hopeful look at a field concerned with
renewal that is in need of renewal itself. This book is full of
intelligent questions, provocative appraisals, and prescriptions
for action that they serve.’
-Rosabeth Moss Kanter, chaired professor, Harvard Business School;
author, Confidence: How?Winning Streaks and Losing Streaks Begin
and End
‘Wise, invaluable advice that the field and its practitioners
should heed if the field of OD is to take its rightful place as an
applied behavioral science that can make a difference in the
economic and human affairs of organizations.’
-Michael Beer, professor emeritus, Harvard Business School;
chairman, Center for Organizational Fitness
‘Few disciplines in decline have subjected themselves to so
profound a self-evaluation. It should lead ?to a rejuvenation of
the field. Whether or not it does, there is a great deal to learn
here about organizations and relevant professional practice.’
-Russell Ackoff, professor emeritus, Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania
‘Two of the leaders of the field of OD have collaborated to
present us with a compelling and controversial state of the
art.’
-Len Schlesinger, vice chairman and chief operating officer,
Limited Brands
‘The book challenges OD consultants to think broadly about their
organizational roles and to assert their rightful place in
organizations.’
-Jean M. Bartunek, Robert A. and Evelyn J. Ferris Chair Professor
of Organization Studies, Boston College
Table of Content
Introduction.
1. The Crisis in OD (W. Warner Burke and David L. Bradford).
2. The Future of OD, or Why Don’t They Take the Tubes out
of Grandma? (Jerry B. Harvey).
3. Contemporary Challenges to the Philosophy and Practice of
Organization Development (Robert J. Marshak).
4. A Historic View of the Future of OD: An Interview with Jerry
I. Porras (David L. Bradford and Jerry I. Porras).
5. Organization Development: Requiem or Reveille? (Tony
Petrella).
6. OD: Wanted More Alive Than Dead! (Larry E. Greiner and Thomas
G. Cummings).
7. On the Demise of Organization Development (Chris
Argyris).
8. Organization Development: A Wedding of Anthropology and
Organizational Therapy (Edgar H. Schein).
9. A Paradigm for Professional Vitality (Peter P. Vaill).
10. Ideas in Currency and OD Practice: Has the Well Gone Dry?
(Barbara Benedict Bunker, Billie T. Alban, and Roy J. Lewicki).
11. The Future of OD? (David L. Bradford and W. Warner
Burke).
About the Editors.
About the Contributors.
Index.
Pfeiffer Publications Guide.
About the author
David L. Bradford is senior lecturer in organizational
behavior in the Graduate School of Business at Stanford University
and the dean of the Stanford Executive Program on Leadership.
Bradford is the coauthor of the bestselling books Managing for
Excellence, Influence Without Authority, and Power Up, all from
Jossey-Bass.
W. Warner Burke is the Edward Lee Thorndike Professor of
Psychology and Education and coordinator for the graduate programs
in social-organizational psychology in the Department of
Organization and Leadership at Teachers College, Columbia
University in New York City. He is the author, coauthor, editor, or
coeditor of fourteen books and the winner of numerous awards
including The Lippitt Memorial Award, from the American Society for
Training and Development.
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