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Organisation development practices in Hong Kong: Current state and future challenges

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This paper examines the current state of OD practices in Hong Kong. The results of two recent studies among major firms and among the managers of large firms are reported. It is found that Hong Kong firms put more emphasis on the human processual type of interventions, followed by strategic planning. Some firms are practising state-of-the-art OD activities, though the majority are still using traditional OD interventions. The current state of OD practice is then reviewed and implications for the future are discussed.

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  1. Chung-Ming Lau
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The author is from the Department of Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. The author would like to acknowledge the financial support of UPGC Direct Grant of the Chinese University of Hong Kong for this project.

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Lau, CM. Organisation development practices in Hong Kong: Current state and future challenges. Asia Pacific J Manage 12, 101–114 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01733974

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