Overview
This is a revised and updated edition of Harry Levinson's guide to assessing organizations of many kinds, Organizational Diagnosis. Drawing on over 30 years of experience as a psychologist and organizational consultant, Dr. Levinson walks readers through each phase of the assessment, providing detailed procedures applicable by psychologists of any orientation. Readers are shown how to introduce the assessment to staff, gather data and interview, draw inferences from the data, arrive at conclusions, and present the information to the organization. A case example illustrates some common issues and how to address them. Special attention is given to the consultant's interactions with the organization's chief executive as well as its personnel and to the consultant's own experiences and feelings when working in the role of assessor. The guidelines presented are relevant not only to businesses but also to a wide range of other organizations, such as hospitals, schools, and churches.Synopsis
Levinson (emeritus, psychology, Harvard Medical School) a revised edition of his manual on the assessment of organizations, especially those involved in providing mental health care. Written for consultants and managers, the volume addresses issues of ethics and provides a brief overview of the assessment process before launching into an explanation of the separate steps of the process. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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Reviewer:Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM(Abbott Laboratories)
Description:This book, a revision and update of Organizational Diagnosis, is a step-by-step manual for readers to implement as they perform organizational assessments.
Purpose:The purpose is to help formalize and professionalize the organizational consultation role, whether for consultation or internal organizational study and change efforts. Additionally, the book will assist organizational consultants, graduate students, as well as managers who wish to enhance their assessment skills, resolve an organizational problem, or simply to integrate a new unit, division, etc. into their own. These are worthy objectives and will be of clear benefit.
Audience:The book is intended not only for organizational consultants, I/O psychologists, and graduate students but it also can be used by psychologists from any orientation. The author has over 30 years of experience as an organizational consultant and psychologist, and his credibility is unquestionable.
Features:This is truly a terrific guide to organizational assessment and covers ethical problems and consulting guidelines, how to conduct a proper assessment, how to interpret the data you gather, relationships and responsibilities with the client/organization, and the final report. An absolutely essential feature that is of great use are the appendixes which give examples of the interview and written questionnaire, examples of the proposal and report, adaptive activities, and the assessment outline. This book is a definitive guide for the field as well as a strong teaching tool.
Assessment:Brilliant, informative, and a definite must-read, this book is quite possibility the definitive guide on organizational assessment.
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Reviewer: Nicholas Greco IV, MS, BCETS, CATSM(Abbott Laboratories)Description: This book, a revision and update of Organizational Diagnosis, is a step-by-step manual for readers to implement as they perform organizational assessments.
Purpose: The purpose is to help formalize and professionalize the organizational consultation role, whether for consultation or internal organizational study and change efforts. Additionally, the book will assist organizational consultants, graduate students, as well as managers who wish to enhance their assessment skills, resolve an organizational problem, or simply to integrate a new unit, division, etc. into their own. These are worthy objectives and will be of clear benefit.
Audience: The book is intended not only for organizational consultants, I/O psychologists, and graduate students but it also can be used by psychologists from any orientation. The author has over 30 years of experience as an organizational consultant and psychologist, and his credibility is unquestionable.
Features: This is truly a terrific guide to organizational assessment and covers ethical problems and consulting guidelines, how to conduct a proper assessment, how to interpret the data you gather, relationships and responsibilities with the client/organization, and the final report. An absolutely essential feature that is of great use are the appendixes which give examples of the interview and written questionnaire, examples of the proposal and report, adaptive activities, and the assessment outline. This book is a definitive guide for the field as well as a strong teaching tool.
Assessment: Brilliant, informative, and a definite must-read, this book is quite possibility the definitive guide on organizational assessment.
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Levinson (emeritus, psychology, Harvard Medical School) a revised edition of his manual on the assessment of organizations, especially those involved in providing mental health care. Written for consultants and managers, the volume addresses issues of ethics and provides a brief overview of the assessment process before launching into an explanation of the separate steps of the process. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)5 Stars! from Doody