Balancing individual and organizational values : walking the tightrope to success
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Balancing individual and organizational values : walking the tightrope to success
(Practicing organization development series)
Jossey-Bass/Pfeiffer, c2002
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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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