In the first of a three-part series, the authors examine the origin of the organizational development movement, instrumented team learning seminars for managers, their experimental programs for industry at various locations, the development of the "managerial grid," management by objectives, behavior modification, and other approaches to…

A HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING LABORATORY WAS CONDUCTED TO PROVIDE TRAINING IN INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS FOR DIETETIC INTERNS AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS. GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF THE TRAINING WERE--TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME MORE AWARE OF THEIR OWN BEHAVIOR, OF LEADERSHIP STYLES, WAYS OF RECEIVING CRITICISM, AND MODES OF DEALING WITH OTHERS. THE ONE-WEEK…

THIS BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH IN HUMAN RELATIONS TRAINING IS PRESENTED IN TWO SECTIONS. THE FIRST PART INCLUDES AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY OF RESEARCH CONDUCTED BETWEEN 1947 AND 1960. IT WAS PREPARED BY LEWIS E. DURHAM AND JACK R. GIBB AND CONTAINS 48 CITATIONS. THE SECOND PART, PREPARED BY ERIC S. KNOWLES, INCLUDES RESEARCH SINCE 1960. IT INCLUDES…

The authors developed, over a one-year period of time, a Human Interaction Laboratory designed to allow participants to deal with several interpersonal issues: the intrapersonal self, the interpersonal self, communication skill development, trust formation, conflict management, confrontation techniques, developing feedback systems, working…