Balancing individual and organizational values : walking the tightrope to success

Author(s)

• Hultman, Ken
• Gellermann, William

Bibliographic Information

Balancing individual and organizational values : walking the tightrope to success

Ken Hultman with Bill Gellermann ; forewords by Richard Beckhard and John D. Adams

（Practicing organization development series）

Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, c2002

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 219-225) and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

Create a healthy and successful organization environment! It s time to re-examine your organization s fundamental values andcreate the conditions necessary to make your workplaces healthierenvironments for everyone. This essential resource is filled withcritical information needed to understand the interrelationshipbetween individual and organizational values. Balancing Individual and Organizational Values: * Explores the major value challenges in today s businessworld * Offers powerful tools for assessing values * Outlines a systematic approach for revitalizing organizationsthrough growth values "An important addition to any OD practitioner's library, KenHultman's book reviews and analyzes both the historical andcontemporary relevance of values to the mission of OD. It is packedwith valuable frameworks, models, tools, worksheets, and advice toguide OD consultants addressing value issues in the changeprocess." --Bev Scott, principal, Bev Scott Consulting; author, Consulting onthe Inside

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Figures, and Exhibits xi Foreword to the Series xiii Introduction to the Series xv Statement of the Board xix Foreword xxv Dedication xxviii Preface xxix Acknowledgments xxxiii Part 1: Understanding Values 1. Why Values are Important 3 2. The Motivational System 23 3. Values and Personality 43 4. Values and Organizations 69 Part 2: Assessing and Changing Values 5. Assessing Values 97 6. Toward Growth Values 137 7. Enhancing the Motivational System 175 8. Motivational System Mapping 193 Appendix: Organization and Human Systems Development Credo 215 Bibliography 219 About the Authors 227 About the Editors 229 Index 233

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Details

• NCID: BA57347690
• ISBN:
  • 0787957208
• LCCN: 20012022
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: San Francisco
• Pages/Volumes: xxxiv, 240 p
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • DC21 : 658.406
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Corporate culture
  • LCSH : Organizational change
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA53971158