Discusses learning instruments, which give people a way of examining their behavior within a systematic framework of theory which can be directly translated into practice. (Author)

The authors state that organizational development (OD) consultants are reluctant to rely upon instruments because this would diminish their sense of usefulness. They discuss 15 OD issues and conclude that OD instruments must be based on sound principles of behavior and sequenced in a planned way in order to implement organizational change and…