Organization Development: A Process of Learning and Changing, 2nd Edition

by W. Warner Burke

New to the second edition of this text are two chapters on defining the client and the Burke-Litwin model of organizational development and change. All the other chapters, except for chapter three, have been revised to reflect changes in the field of organizational development. The book presents an overview of organizational development, discusses the organization and the factors which will influence its structure and development in the future, contains a synopsis of each chapter presented to encourage the reader to develop a position and make choices and describes the theories underlying the field and the way OD practitioners typically work.

Genres: Organizational Development, Management

280 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1993

Reviews

[Joel Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this text, Burke clearly lays out what Organization Development is (a case must meet three criteria which can be found in the text) and what it is not (anything that does not meet his three criteria). While Burke claims a bias in his writing, it is refreshing to see that in spite of a perceived bias, he lays out explicit guidelines for practitioners and students of OD alike to use in order to increase their understanding of the concepts behind OD, and to help develop the skills necessary to create and implement successful OD-based interventions.

[Stephen · Rating 3 out of 5]

READ JUL 2012

One of the many useful books in the Addison Wesley OD Series. In this edition, Burke describes OD and several foundational OD models. This is useful for those new to OD or managers in large organizations who leverage OD practices.