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What Is Happening with Values in Organization Development?

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An appreciation of core organization development (OD) values, the consultant’s personal values, and organizational values is central to an understanding of the origins and practice of OD. This chapter explores the relationship between values and performance as an internal or external OD practitioner.

An earlier version of this article appeared in the OD Practitioner, 46(4), 2014

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Horne, M. (2018). What Is Happening with Values in Organization Development?. In: Jamieson, D., Church, A., Vogelsang, J. (eds) Enacting Values-Based Change. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69590-7_5

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