DYNM 629 - Organizational Consulting:Proseminar in Organizational Development

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University of Pennsylvania

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Description:

Starr. This course describes and examines progessional Organization Development (OD) competencies identified by the Academy of Management and professional OD societies. OD practitioners, theorists, and corporate officers visit class to describe - for example -establishing and managing organizational coaching programs; applying different models in large-scale organization change initiatives; managing change in virtual and global teams; and using change methodologies such as Appreciative Inquiry (a blend of positive psychology and systems thinking) to create idealized development and growth. MSOD or MPhil students interested in organization consulting and coaching should consider this course as a first step. Most research, readings and methods of analysis and evaluation are based on assumptions, theories, models and research conducted by psychologists and social scientists from the human relations tradition.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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