TY  - JOUR
AB  - A series of interviews were conducted with 12 experienced
Organization Development (OD) practitioners in order to explore the
impact that changes in the business world may have had on the values of
the field. Eight major themes emerged from these interviews: (1) OD
practitioners are driven by large system change; (2) humanistic values
remain at the core of OD efforts; (3) practitioners are focusing more on
business effectiveness issues; (4) achieving personal goals and rewards
are strong motivators; (5) practitioners sometimes project their own
issues and problems onto clients; (6) some operate as fringe dwellers on
the margin of commitment to organizations; (7) the OD missionary is
alive but not well; and (8) training for the field is a severe problem
– there are too few mentors for the number of people entering the
field. Addresses implications for the field of OD.
VL  - 5
IS  - 4
SN  - 0953-4814
DO  - 10.1108/09534819210021438
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09534819210021438
AU  - Church Allan H.
AU  - Hurley Robert F.
AU  - Warner Burke W.
PY  - 1992
Y1  - 1992/01/01
TI  - Evolution or Revolution in the Values of Organization
Development: Commentary on the State of the Field
T2  - Journal of Organizational Change Management
PB  - MCB UP Ltd
SP  - 6
EP  - 23
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -