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Feedback and Organization Development:
Using Data-Based Methods

David A. Nadler, Columbia University

1977 0-201-05006-4 203 pp. Softcover

Published by Addison-Wesley Publishing Company

Data skillfully collected and used, can be one of an OD practitioner's most effective tools. This book provides that tool in this sharply-honed overview of feedback theory, techniques, and models. Taking a broad perspective rather than advocating only one particular approach, the book brings together what is currently known from experience and research and translates this information into useful insights and a variety of options for those interested in using data-based methods in organizational change.

The comprehensive and practical nature of this book makes it especially useful for students or professionals whether interested in data-based methods or in the field of research.

Contents

• Information as an Organizational E xhange Tool
• Information and Organizational Change
• Case Examples of Data Based Methods
• The Data-Collection/Feedback Cycle
• The Theory of Information and Behavior Change
• How Information Changes Behavior
• How to Use Data for Organization Development
• Planning to Use Data for Change
• The Process of Collecting Data
• Techniques of Data Collection and Analysis
• Feeding Back Data
• Conclusion
• Perspectives and New Direction
• Appendixes: Some Elementary Techniques for Data Analysis
• Samples of Instruments

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