The International Journal of Organizational Analysis: Volume 2 Issue 3

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE AS PRISMATIC

Robert T. Golembiewski

This symposium seeks to contribute to an expanding core for Organization Development and Change (ODC) in the global arena. ODC is developing “prismatic” features, and these at…

MEASUREMENT ISSUES IN USING PAPER AND PENCIL INSTRUMENTS: CONTRASTING THE VIEWS OF ACADEMIC RESEARCHERS, TEACHERS, AND OD CONSULTANTS

Michael R. Manning, Conrad N. Jackson, Valaya Pathi

This paper examines the validity standards applied to paper and pencil questionnaires by four social science roles: academic researchers, expert consultants, teachers, and…

HO'OPONOPONO: A CROSS CULTURAL MODEL FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE

Thomas H. Patten

Is organization development (OD) culture‐bound to American and Western applied behavioral science or exportable? There is evidence that one concept and set of techniques (called…

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT THROUGH INTERLEVEL DYNAMICS

David Coghlan

This article presents a nucleus of organizational levels which attempts to articulate an OD framework which acknowledges how large system change is a systemic interlevel process…

AN EXPLORATORY STUDY OF GENDER PROPORTIONS ON THE EXPERIENCES OF MANAGERIAL AND PROFESSIONAL WOMEN

Carol A. McKeen, Ronald J. Burke

This exploratory study examined satisfactions and work experiences of managerial and professional women as a function of the gender composition of their organizations. Gender…

OD APPLICATIONS IN DEVELOPMENTAL SETTINGS: AN ADDENDUM ABOUT SUCCESS RATES

Robert T. Golembiewski, Huaping Luo

Evaluative studies of OD applications 1950–86 generated an earlier panel of 100 applications with a substantial success rate, and this article reports that extending the period of…