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Richard Beckhard (1918–1999) was an American organizational theorist, adjunct professor at MIT, and researcher in the field of organization development. Beckhard co-launched the Addison-Wesley Organization Development Series and began the Organization Development Network in 1967. [ 1 ]
Beckhard lists six such assumptions: The basic building blocks of an organization are groups . Therefore, the basic units of change are groups, not individuals. An always relevant change goal is the reduction of inappropriate competition between parts of the organization and the development of a more collaborative condition.
Chris Argyris (July 16, 1923 – November 16, 2013 [1]) was an American business theorist and professor at Yale School of Management and Harvard Business School.Argyris, like Richard Beckhard, Edgar Schein and Warren Bennis, [citation needed] is known as a co-founder of organization development, and known for seminal work on learning organizations.
Contributions; Talk; Contents move to sidebar hide (Top) 1 Overview. 2 Types. 3 General. Toggle General subsection. ... Timeline of natural history (13,700,000,000 ...
A. Andrew Abbott (sociologist) Rabab Abdulhadi; Theodore Fred Abel; Neil Abercrombie; Margaret Abraham; Joan Acker; Julia Adams (sociologist) Jane Addams; Patricia A. Adler
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