Changing Organizations

The `Action Training and Research' method of organizational development pioneered by Neely Gardner in the 1960's has become a classic methodology in public administration. The authors have presented the power of Gardner's work in the form of a training manual that takes account of modern practice and scholarly thought.</p><p></p><p><b>Changing Organizations </b>addresses key current concerns including: how to change hierarchically structured public organizations whose management is rigidly vested in the <i>status quo;</i> the changeover to participative management; and the devolution of management power in the organization to promote innovation adaptation to customers' changing needs efficiency as well as clear-headed and practical