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Showing 1 to 20 of 89 for “"Organizational development"”.
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Organizational development: A comparison of individual and organizational level change.
Organizational change and development (OCD) has been studied by researchers to identify the effectiveness of change initiatives. Because of the broad scope of interventions in OCD, these studies have covered a range of areas including multiple interventions and the methodological rigor used by …
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An Analysis of Appreciative Inquiry as Organizational Development for an Alternative School
<p>Schools and youth development programs are continually under pressure to reform and improve. Recent scholarship in the organizational development field suggests that a post modern approach to such efforts may yield new and generative results. Appreciative Inquiry (AI) is an Action Research …
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An Examination of Methodological Rigor and Its Effects on Organizational Development and Change Outcomes
Organizational development and change (ODC) is a broad field because change occurs in all organizations, occurs at multiple organizational levels, consists of numerous interventions, and can impact multiple outcomes. Many ODC efforts attempt to examine the effectiveness of their initiatives, yet …
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Organizational development and learning technology in the workplace: the migration of university reporting tools
<p>This dissertation study focused on organizational development (OD) as it related to implementing a new technology, the Cognos reporting tool, within working groups at a mid-sized University, in southern New Jersey. In this study, I intended to understand how these two work groups accomplished …
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Inspired Positive Organizational Development (ipod): The Beneficial Effects Of Mindfulness For Nonprofit Organizational Leadership
… to illustrate the benefits of utilizing positive organizational development (IPOD) and mindfulness in leading a nonprofit toward overall long-term success. The major research that was used to enhance the leadership acumen and performance of nonprofit leaders came from previous for profit studies …
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The Meaning of the Motherhood Experience to the Work of the Internal Organizational Development Consultant/Manager: Three Case Studies
… the mothering experience of three internal organizational development consultant/managers who perceive that their experience informed their professional functioning. The questions that guided the study were: (a) What is the mothering experience of the internal organizational development …
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Design and testing of a Jewish model for secular leadership as a driver for organizational development and operational excellence in manufacturing
… a participatory leadership practice to drive organizational development and operational excellence. The model was developed using a multi-domain approach in Jewish and secular environments. Reflexive Thematic Analysis (RTA) using literature and a focus group developed the model of 12 key …
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A Case Study Exploring Organizational Development and Performance Management in the Operational Infrastructure of a Professional Working Organization, Using Academic Constructs
… of understanding employee performance and organizational outcomes. Findings indicated that curricular phases are inherently embedded into the organizational development and performance management of nonacademic spaces; moreover, the framework of an organization’s operational infrastructure …
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Organizational Change Development Interventions: Are Multiple Interventions Useful?
The effects of multiple interventions in organizational development change were studied in a comprehensive meta-analytic review. Thirteen organizational interventions were assessed on five outcome variables based upon previous research of six major meta-analytic reviews. Findings based on 138 …
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Management techniques used in the recruitment or retention of college students as reported by directors of admissions and directors of enrollment management
… descriptions, management information systems, organizational development, systems analysis, and program budgeting were techniques used by a majority of the respondents.2. Management by objectives, performance appraisal, job analysis and job descriptions, management information systems, …
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The Sound of Silent Partners: A Study of Charitable Choice and the Perceptions of Nonprofit Leaders Regarding the Effects of Government Funding on Religiously-Based Nonprofit Organizational Mission
… government funding and faith-based nonprofit organizational development and professionalization. By conducting an online survey of 1,632 executive directors at Habitat for Humanity affiliates in the United States, followed by telephone and email interviews with selected leaders from the …
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The Role of Inherent Motivation as a Determinant of Leadership Style Preference
… studied to identify a methodology to improve an organizational development practitioner’s ability to align leadership training with employee preferences in the for-profit business environment. A quantitative methodology was selected to analyze the relationship between individual inherent …
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Women's Lives and Women's Liberation: Opportunities and Imperatives
… examination and an analysis of its origins, the organizational development of its various strands, and the subsequent activities of its participants. The particular issues addressed in feminism and the evolving theoretical debates spawned by the diverse interests involved are discussed in order …
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Professionelle Profilierung des Weiterbildungsauftrags an der marokkanischen öffentlichen Universität aus der Sicht ihrer Experten. Qualitative Fallstudie zur wissenschaftlichen Weiterbildung an der Universität Mohammed V – Rabat
… (UCE) is a project of professional success and organizational development. He/She perceives a change at the social level to which he/she constantly adapts his/her action. The UCE assumes an integrative function as a field of communication between university and professional practice. The …
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Determinants of Diffusion and Infusion of a Web-Based Knowledge Management Technology Adopted Under Contingency Authority Decisions
In this study, conclusions were reached from an organizational development perspective about the determinant factors to be attended to in order to achieve an effective transfer of complex technologies adopted under contingent authority decisions in organizations. Two processes, diffusion and …
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Popular environmental education : progressive contextualization of local practice in a globalizing world
… contextualization is used to examine the development of CEC’s educational practice. It is a human ecology research method developed by Andrew Vayda that studies people and environment interactions within progressively denser or wider contexts. In the context of educational practice, CEC …
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Building Management Bench Strength: A Qualitative Look at a Job Rotation Program
Job rotation programs are known in the organizational development field as one of the primary components used in a successful employee development program. To date little research has gone beyond the quantifiable reporting of practices. The view of program participants has been unaccounted for, and …
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Principal Transfer in Urban Manitoba School Divisions: Superintendent and Principal Perceptions of the Transfer Process and Its Intended and Actual Succession Effects
… used in moving principals--a long-term career/organizational development process and a short-term vacancy chain process. The principals reacted to these descriptions and gave their perceptions of the anticipated and actual effects. The responses of superintendents were compared with the …
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State Political Parties in American Politics: Innovation and Integration in the Party System
… dissertation. More specifically, I examine the organizational development of the state party organizations and the strategic interactions and connections between the state and national party organizations in contemporary elections. </p><p>In the first empirical chapter, I argue that the Internet …
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Human resources practices in corporate culture communication: A case study of Johnson & Johnson
… process and the human resources and organizational development practices linked to a strong worldwide corporate culture. By addressing key research questions, proposing and applying the “Corporate Culture Communication Strategy” model, the researcher conducted a detailed ethnographic …
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