Susan A. Mohrman and Thomas Cummings state that quality of worklife programs attempt fundamental value and behavioral changes in organizational. This requires the establishment of structures and processes to facilitate learning. Such structures and processes are discussed.
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OD Values and the Bottom Line
After tracing the history of the organization development (OD) field, this article by Larry Greiner (CEO) argues that the current pragmatism of OD has lost touch with its original value premises.
Creating High Involvement Work Organizations
Edward E. Lawler III (CEO) points to the many successful new plants that follow a participative model. This same model can be applied to traditional organizations with high likelihood of good productivity and a high quality of work life.