Processes and Payoffs of Programmatic Acon Research

1 March 1982

journal article
review article
Published by SAGE Publications in The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science

Vol. 18 (1) , 69-86
https://doi.org/10.1177/002188638201800107

Abstract

This article discusses the processes and payoffs of large-system or programmatic action research. Experiences gained from a long-term, action-research program in a large health-maintenance organization indicate that current OD theory and practice do not address satisfactorily major issues associated with large-system development. Viewed in retrospect, the change program offers several implications for future programmatic action-research efforts-OD programs that are complex, evolutionary, system-wide, and firmly grounded in behavioral science theories and concepts.

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