Successful implementation of organizational interventions requires careful planning and coordination at all stages of the process. Organizational interventions take place in a variety of cultures and climates, and individuals who are engaged in providing their clients with implementation guidance have struggled at one time or another with finding the best way to ensure successful implementation and intended results of some intervention. They often re-invent the wheel or use their best guesses about how to achieve implementation success.
Book Details:
- Author: Jerry Hedge
- ISBN: 9780470334041
- Year Published: 2002
- Pages: 352
- BISAC: BUS085000, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS/Organizational Behavior
About the Book and Topic:
Successful implementation of organizational interventions requires careful planning and coordination at all stages of the process. Organizational interventions take place in a variety of cultures and climates, and individuals who are engaged in providing their clients with implementation guidance have struggled at one time or another with finding the best way to ensure successful implementation and intended results of some intervention. They often re-invent the wheel or use their best guesses about how to achieve implementation success.
This volume provides concrete models, strategies, and guidance for effective implementation of organizational interventions. Not only will it advise readers on confronting variables that effect a broad array of organizational interventions, but it also offers practical guidance for increasing the probability of successfully implementing them. The core chapters of the volume are organized around major content areas (e.g., staffing, performance management, reward systems, organizational strategy, etc.). Chapters focus on the primary steps involved, issues that must be considered, and decisions that are necessary for successful implementation. Where useful, authors highlight implementation issues and lessons learned through the use of practical examples of situations they have encountered in the course of implementing their own interventions. Professionals within an organization receive useful guidelines for embedding new systems and other interventions into the organizational culture, regardless of whether those individuals support a single function (e.g., hiring, training, etc.) or multiple functions. External consultants will have a better idea about what others have done in the area of implementation, what the literature suggests, and the issues they need to be aware of. researchers will be presented with a number of practical issues and unanswered questions to be explored across a wide variety of content areas.
Fills a void by being the first book to focus primarily on the implementation of organizational interventions. * Provides concrete models, strategies, and guidance for effective implementation of organizational interventions. * Highlights systematic, step-by-step approaches to key types of interventions. * Addresses such vital issues as staffing, performance management, reward systems, and organizational strategy.
About the Author
Jerry W. Hedge is president and chief operation officer of Personnel Decisions Research Institutes. He is a fellow of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and the American Psychological Association. He currently serves on the editorial board of SIOP’s Professional Practice Series. Elaine D. Pulakos is executive vice president and director of Personnel Decisions Research Institutes’ Washington D.C. office. She is a fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) and has served as SIOP president.