Organization Development: A Closer Scrutiny
- 1 April 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Human Relations
- Vol. 35 (4) , 307-319
- https://doi.org/10.1177/001872678203500403
Abstract
The central thrust of this paper argues the need to expand the critical literature on organization development (OD) in terms of theoretical assumptions and change strategies. Conceptual roots of OD theory are examined for their ideological bias, value problems confronting the OD practitioner are highlighted and resulting implications for the field are discussed.Keywords
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