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Comparison of outcomes of outdoor management development from the same trainer in two different companies showed a positive immediate impact in both, but only one company sustained change in the workplace four months later. In the other company, considerable barriers in the organizational climate hindered change. (SK)

As recently as the 1980s, most companies did not pay much attention to executive education. In the 1990s, many see executive education as a must for revamping competitive strategies, increasing productivity, improving quality, reducing cycle time, and revitalizing corporate culture. (Author/JOW)

The success of the strategic management program developed by United Biscuits (United Kingdom) for senior managers resulted from (1) tailoring the program to organizational and individual needs; (2) using company-specific material; (3) involving top management; and (4) using a follow-up program. (JOW)

This article begins with a review of practical experiences in establishing self-development groups before it draws out some of the wider lessons for those wishing to follow this particular route. Discusses what self-development groups look like, how they work, and possible outcomes. (CT)

Discusses approaches to management education and development, stating that organizational improvement is facilitated by working with managers rather than by teaching them in the traditional sense. The manager can develop only through his own experience and through the organizational processes of which he is a part. (MF)

A force field model application for improved effectiveness." (Editor)

Douglas and McCauley report on a survey of 246 managers about the management-development strategies used in their organizations. Results show that initiatives include mentoring, apprenticeships, coaching, and action learning. Bierema's reaction concurs in the need to widen the definition of relationships but suggests that methodological issues…

Authoritarian management from above can no longer impose controls on subordinates. Participative management is now essential to improve organizational efficiency, release individual and group initiative, and make a fundamental improvement in the climate of British industrial relations. (MS)

Warren Bennis discusses the field of organization development and its needs, applications, unresolved problems, and future. (LRA)

Reviewing the development of organizational development (OD) since 1969, the author describes the emerging values and historical perspectives of the field, provides a cross-section of processes and theories, and clarifies the changing relationship between the organizational development and human resource development fields. (LRA)

Emphasizes the importance of recognizing and managing the stress produced by organizational development and encourages practitioners to acknowledge stress management as an important organizational development skill. (LRA)

While most organizational development consultants agree that managers are the real change agents, the profession has been slow to actively prepare managers to create and manage change. This article identifies barriers to helping the manager and offers guidelines for more effective consultant behavior. (LRA)

Six major goals of attitude surveys are discussed and related to organization development goals: obtaining better upward communication, improving downward communication, boosting morale, increasing and profitability, educating, and motivating management. (MW)

The author defines organization development (OD) and discusses organization, measurement of success, the role of specialists, the relationship between organization and organization interest illustrated in chart form, and 21 OD strategies. (JB)