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Market-leading THEORY OF ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE, 9e blends theory, concepts and applications in a comprehensive and clear presentation. The authors work from a strong theoretical foothold and apply behavioral science knowledge to the development of organizational structures, strategies, and processes. Salient Features 1.To better reflect the current status of many organizations, Chapter 10 offers expanded coverage of learning during change and Chapter 12 includes a more detailed analysis of virtual teams 2.This text is designed to facilitate the learning of organization development (OD) theory and interventions 3.Each chapter describes actual situations in which different OD techniques or interventions were used. These applications provide students with a chance to see how OD is practiced in organizations 4.The authors have included cases at the end of each major part in the book to permit a more in-depth discussion of the OD process 5.Throughout the book, there are references to websites related to the organizations discussed