In an illustrious career, spanning nearly 40 years in Europe and the United States, the work of Roger Harrison, organization development practitioner, educator, and theorist, has touched each phase of the birth and evolution of OD. In this enlightening story, the unique chronicle of a master consultant, the personal and professional are intertwined, showing us how a willingness deeply to examine one's triumphs and disasters can nourish the growth of wisdom and humanity in work and life.What makes Consultant's Journey such a compelling read is Harrison's sharing of his hard won principles and practices of consultancy, management education, and organization change, placing them in the context of a life dedicated to the unremitting search for personal integrity, professional growth and spiritual awakening. In the unfolding of the story, life is breathed into the 'how-to's' of practice, as the author takes us through the dilemmas, successes and failures of his real world experiences and his visions for the future of organizations.

Consultant's Journey: A Professional and Personal Odyssey (McGraw-Hill Developing Organizations Series)

Business & Money

Harrison, Roger

Management & Leadership

McGraw-Hill Book Co Ltd

Organizational development, the field, and Roger Harrison, the man, have been synonymous for over 30 years. Here, at last, is a book in which the classical contributions of this thoughtful and inventive pioneer have been brought together, and woven with his inspirational insights into possible new futures for organizations. Here are the acclaimed and sought after papers on role negotiation, organization culture, principles of intervention, and self-directed learning in which Harrison breaks new ground, constantly questioning his own practice and that of his colleagues, extracting the kernels of truth and value that underlie the passing fads and fancies of consultancy and management education. Here, too, are previously unavailable inspirational insights of this master practitioner into organizational learning, spirituality, love and healing, crafting a new paradigm for organizational change for the next millennium. The Collected Papers of Roger Harrison will stimulate the thinking of students, trainers, teachers, consultants and managers alike, providing a long perspective on this controversial OD sector.

The Collected Papers of Roger Harrison (McGraw-Hill Developing Organizations Series)

Biological membranes: Their structure and function (Tertiary level biology)

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Blackie

This Open University Reader examines the practices of learning and teaching which have been developed to support lifelong learning, and the understanding and assumptions which underpin them. The selection of texts trace the widening scope of academic understanding of learning and teaching, and considers the implications for those who develop programmes of learning. It examines in great depth those theories which have had the greatest impact in the field, theories of reflection and learning from experience and theories of situated learning. The implications of these theories ar examined in relation to themes which run across the reader, namely, workplace learning, literacies, and the possibilities offered by information and communication technologies. The particular focus of this Reader is on the psychological or cognitive phenomena that happen in the minds of individual learners. The readings have been selected to represent a range of experience in different sectors of education from around the globe.

Supporting Lifelong Learning: Volume I: Perspectives on Learning

History

Hanson, Ann

Clarke, Julia

Reeve, Fiona

Americas

Routledge

to the Second Edition RESEARCH INTO MEMBRANE-ASSOCIATED PHENOMENA HAS EXPANDED VERY greatly in the five years that have elapsed since the first edition of Biological Membranes was published. It is to take account of rapid advances in the field that we have written the present edition. There is now general acceptance of the fluid mosaic model of membrane structure and of the chemiosmotic interpretation of energetic processes, and our attention has shifted from justifying these ideas to explaining membrane functions in their terms. Much more information has become available concerning the role of the plasma membrane in the cell's recognition of and response to external signals, and this is reflected in the increased coverage of these topics in the book. The general form of the book remains the same. As before, a list of suggested reading, sub-divided by chapter, is provided and this has been expanded to include a greater proportion of original papers. The book is still primarily designed as an advanced undergraduate text and also to serve as an introduction for post-graduate workers entering the field of membrane research. We have taken cognizance of the comments of many reviewers, colleagues and students on the first edition and thank them for their contributions. In particular we wish to acknowledge our colleagues R. Eisenthal, G. D. Holman, D. W. Hough, and A. H. Rose. Dr. C. R.

Biological Membranes: Their Structure and Function (Tertiary Level Biology)

John Wiley&Sons

Foreword by Peter Block 
This autobiography of one of the founders of the organization development (OD) profession offers a candid and personal view of both Roger Harrison's own development as a consultant and of the growing OD profession--from its origins in the 1950s through to the present. Harrison offers an insightful look at his personal and professional life, from his years as a rebel associate professor at Yale during the heyday of group dynamics and sensitivity training, through the ups and downs of his consultancy in the United States and Europe--as he struggled with issues of competence, arrogance, power, money, and partnership--to the impact his deepening spirituality had on his work and life. He discusses the practice dilemmas that all OD consultants face and summarizes what he has learned in more than thirty-five years as a consultant. New and experienced organization development consultants in public, private, and nonprofit organizations, as well as HRD practitioners and adult educators will find this book both an inspiring portrait of a pioneering OD practitioner and a revealing introduction to the consulting life.

Consultant's Journey: A Dance of Work and Spirit (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)

Reference

Jossey-Bass

Foreword by Edgar Schein 
Now, for the first time, the writings of this pioneer are gathered in one comprehensive volume. The Collected Papers of Roger Harrison brings the author's hard-to-find classic works together with new material written expressly for this collection. Designed for consultants, teachers, trainers, and students, the Collected Papers contains the intellectual legacy of the life Harrison describes in his autobiography, Consultant's Journey: A Dance of Work and Spirit. As a body of work, these writings offer a comprehensive history of the organization development profession, plus a radical new vision of its future as seen through the eyes of one of its leading practitioners.

The Collected Papers of Roger Harrison (Jossey Bass Business & Management Series)

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Diagnosing Organizational Culture Instrument

Politics & Social Sciences

Stokes, Herb

Social Sciences

Pfeiffer

Diagnosing Organizational Culture: Instrument and Trainer's Package

Pfeiffer & Co.

Evaluate significant cultural patterns within the organization!  Different organizations need different cultures. For a culture requiring change, this powerful diagnostic tool suggests how to effect that change. Developed by renowned training and OD experts, the Instrument will identify the shared values and beliefs that constitute your organization's culture. The Trainer's Package contains all the information, guidance, and support materials you'll need to lead a senior team through each step of the program's advanced, results-oriented design. Use Diagnosing Organizational Culture for team building, organizational development, productivity improvement, human resources development, and much more!

Diagnosing Organizational Culture

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