The Handbook of Large Group Methods
Author: B B Bunker , B T Alban
Jossey-Bass, Inc.
San Francisco, CA
Date: 01/01/1997
ISBN:
Annotation: Barbara Bunker and Billie Alban's book, Large Group Interventions: Engaging the Whole System for Rapid Change takes a look at how whole system chanage works. A Must Read for Consultants, Managers and OD Practitioners!
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The Handbook offers a comprehensive review of cutting-edge Large Group Methods currently being implemented to address twenty-first century challenges in organizations and communities.
Key Challenges Addressed:
1. Working with organizations facing serious business crisis,
2. Working in community settings with diverse interest groups,
3. Working with organizations in polarized and politicized environments,
4. Embedding and sustaining new patterns of working together.
The Handbook uses real-world cases from major international and national organizations such as General Electric, Boeing, World Vision, The FAA, American Airlines, Boston University School of Dentistry, and NHS (UK).
"Using these methods and involving large groups of employees Working Together has been central to American's Turnaround Plan during these challenging times in the airline industry."
-Jeff Brundage, senior vice president, Global Human Resources, American Airlines
"There is nothing more important in a complex, global interdependent world than to have some road maps and driving instructions on how to manage change in large systems. Bunker and Alban have provided the essential concepts of Large Group Methods, case examples, and, most important, prescriptions for how to manage large systems change successfully. This is a must-read for all enterprise managers." -Edgar H. Schein, Sloan Fellows Professor of Management-Emeritus, MIT Sloan School of Management
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