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MindTap for Cummings, Organization Development & Change, 12 Months Instant Access, 2nd Edition

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Overview

Organization Development and Change provides students with an excellent grounding in the theoretical underpinnings of the subject as well as describing, in practical terms, how behavioural science can be used to develop organizational strategies, structures and processes. This market-leading text will enrich your students’ understanding and study of organization development, change management and human resources management.

Through clear explanations and an emphasis on real world examples and case studies, this second edition for Europe, South Africa and the Middle East is a comprehensive and engaging text that will teach your students fundamental theories of organization development and encourage your students to apply these to real world situations.

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What's New

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  • Key new coverage to keep on top of new developments on topics such as hybrid OD; the virtualisation of OD consulting; the internal practitioner; World Café technique for large group interventions; digital talent marketplaces; issues faced by DEIB; power and politics in OD.
  • New application cases added to ensure timely and relevant real world examples for students to learn from, including Centigo in Stockholm; Management development; a disability initiative in Portugal; and knowledge management through technology in Squarespace.
  • Revised and updated end of chapter questions enable students to practice what they have learned, including on the bossless management approach, hybrid working and DEIB programmes.

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  • Learning Objectives open each chapter with succinct direction for students to learn and understand as they read the chapter.
  • Applications (short cases) illustrate different organization development interventions or processes used in practice, to give students a clear demonstration of the learning points.
  • Cases at the end of each part of the text allow a more in-depth discussion of organization development processes providing learners with real-world examples.
  • A strong cross-cultural and global orientation is applied throughout the text enabling students to understand how interventions can be affected by cultural context, supported with real world examples based on a diverse range of organizations.
  • An end of chapter discussion question based on the learning objectives will assist lecturers with developing classroom exercises that help students revise their knowledge and make the content more applicable.
  • MindTap which is also available for this text, provides students with an online learning solution encompassing many different content types from which to learn and revise, including video cases, self-evaluation questions and case studies.
  • The fully updated companion website features an instructor’s manual, PowerPoint slides, case teaching notes, additional case studies and a test bank.

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The MindTap flexible online learning solution features the following resources.

• Reading – students can read, highlight and take notes throughout the reading to ensure they understand the key learning objectives.

Learn it
• Self-evaluation questions – to help learners evaluate their existing knowledge and establish where they may need to focus their attention.
• After reading quick test – students can make their learning interactive by answering the questions to test their understanding of each section of text.

Study it
• Video case and questions – Learners can watch the videos and answer the embedded questions to demonstrate they have grasped the meaning of the content and can apply their knowledge.
• Flashcards – a useful revision tool for ensuring students understand key terms.
• Summarize what you have learned – a reflection exercise to help students assess their learning.

Apply it
• End of chapter test – a set of questions to help revise key concepts covered in the chapter.
• Recommended readings – learners can expand their knowledge by exploring the additional reading list.

End of parts
• Case study – learners can develop their critical thinking skills by reading the cases and applying their knowledge to answer the questions.

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This Cengage solution can be seamlessly integrated into most Learning Management Systems (Blackboard, Brightspace by D2L, Canvas, Moodle, and more) but does require a different ISBN for access codes. Please work with your Cengage Learning Consultant to ensure the proper course set up and ordering information. For additional information, please visit the LMS Integration site.

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  • ISBN-10: 1473796539
  • ISBN-13: 9781473796539
  • RETAIL £45.00
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