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The Emergence and Early History of Organization Development: With Reference to Influences on and Interaction among Some of the Key Actors.
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French, Wendell L. – Group and Organization Studies, 1982
By the early 1960s, organization development had emerged largely from the applied behavioral sciences and had three major stems: the invention of the T-group and innovations in the application of laboratory training insights to complex organizations; the invention of survey feedback technology; and the emergence of action research. (Author/RC)
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Role, Attitude Measures, Feedback
Organization Development: Implications for Supervision.
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Pajak, Edward F. – Planning and Changing, 1982
Explains why and how organizational development can be effective at improving performance and job satisfaction in schools and maintains that the person most likely to apply it effectively is the instructional supervisor. (JM)
Descriptors: Action Research, Administrator Attitudes, Educational Change, Educational Improvement