Provides a working framework for organization consultants, human resource professionals, and managers committed to learning, quality improvement, and change in both business and non-profit Uses illustrations from actual in-depth case studies of such companies as The Travelers Insurance Company and Precision Grinding and Manufacturing at the organization, group, and individual levels, details specific methods of assessment, program development, and program evaluation. Provides a wealth of practical tools, instruments, and approaches for applying the Open Organization Model to any situation..
Open Organizations: A Model for Effectiveness, Renewal and
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This book is a unique guide for both external consultants and internal change agents for facilitating change in an organization. It also identifies the components that are necessary to ensure an organization's success. Mink's nine-window model, discussed in the book, offers an excellent at-a-glance framework to assist organizations in identifying where they are, in regards to a functional and open organization. The nine-window model may be a tool that change agents can use to demonstrate (to others) their organization's readiness for a fully open organization.The book is an excellent reference resource for designing and implementing change initiatives. Consultants, change agents, managers, human resource executives and others will find this book a very practical guide for organizational change.
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