Organization Development in the Largest Global Organization - The History of OD in the U.S. Military (Paperback)

The U.S. military, as the core constituent of the Department of Defense, collectively represents the largest and most complex organization on earth. As such, the U.S. military implemented the largest formal OD programs in the world. These programs, from inception to present day, utilized diverse and evolving OD intervention typologies to garner congruence with the environment. The research for this book, accomplished using an inductive, grounded theory approach, examined the initiatives that fostered the use of OD intervention typologies. The findings revealed three major epochs of OD interventions that span a 50-year timeline. The epochs include: (1) Traditional OD; (2) Total Quality Management (TQM); and (3) Continuous Process Improvement (CPI). The epoch of Traditional OD represents the use of human process interventions while TQM and CPI represent the use of technostructural interventions. In the end, the relationship between organization design and culture, and the selection of OD intervention typologies, were best explained using variables that explicate diverse environmental occurrences that influenced senior military leaders' perceived need for specific OD interventions. These perceived needs were predicated on the requirement to exploit vital resources in an effort to bolster warfighting operational readiness in support of the American citizenry.

General

Imprint:	Information Age Publishing
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Contemporary Trends in Organization Development and Change
Release date:	November 2021
Authors:	Robert L. Reinhard • Peter F. Sorensen • Therese F. Yaeger
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	382
ISBN-13:	978-1-64802-727-7
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > General Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Management & management techniques > Organizational theory & behaviour Books > Business & Economics > Business & management > Office & workplace > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
LSN:	1-64802-727-X
Barcode:	9781648027277

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