How Long to Read The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development?

It takes the average reader 3 hours and 3 minutes to read The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development by Anne Clare Gillon

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

The nature of contemporary Organisation Development (OD) is often written about by both scholars and practitioners, yet there is little evidence of these descriptions (or debates on key issues) having been based on reliably collected data. This book compares academic and practitioner perspectives on the profession of OD in the UK and how it has evolved over four decades. The research which informs this book was designed to investigate similarities and differences in the perspectives between these two communities. Where practitioners and academics views varied in the data, reasons for this are explored in this book, through the theory lens of Institutionalism, Fashions, Fads and the Dissemination of Management Ideas. The empirical data in how OD has evolved in the UK in the underpinning research to this text was gathered through content analysis of job advertisements from over a four-decade period. This provided information on changes in the magnitude in the take up of the profession in the UK as well as significant developments in the content of the job roles over the period. It will not come as a surprise to find that American thinking dominates in OD as it does in many other domains of management. What is a surprise is the extent to which OD practice in the UK is so very different from what the academics tell us it is. This book also identifies the extent to which institutional theory is at play in the development of professions; with agency is a driver in shaping professions. This manifests itself in terms of the perceived interests of what will give leverage for success in practitioner and academic careers. The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development is key reading for researchers, scholars an practitioners alike of Organizational change and development, organizational studies, management philosophy and related disciplines

How long is The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development?

The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development by Anne Clare Gillon is 178 pages long, and a total of 45,924 words.

This makes it 60% the length of the average book. It also has 56% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 10 minutes to read The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development aloud.

What Reading Level is The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development?

The Nature of Contemporary Organization Development is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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