Ironies in Organizational Development, Vol. 100

Writing for organizational development consultants and managers, Golembiewski (political science and management, U. of Georgia) presents an overview of the field that revolves around multiple ironies of OD in practice, ironies that have at their core a central irony: though OD theory reflects major analytical gaps, in practice OD success rates seem quite high. The question then becomes whether there a need for improving the theoretical base at all. Golembiewski argues the continuing analytical advancement of OD theory is necessary for the growth of OD efficiency. Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR