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Cummings, T. G., & Worley, C. G. (2025). Organization development and change. (12th ed.) Cengage.
Chapter 1: General Introduction to Organization Development
This chapter introduces organization development (OD) as a planned change process that applies social science knowledge to enhance organizational effectiveness. OD practitioners help organizations, managers and staff specialists build effective relationships to achieve organizational goals, particularly in times of rapid change. The chapter also explores OD's history, its diverse roots, and the evolving values guiding current practices, noting the challenges and ethical dilemmas that arise in this field.

Hoogendijk, C., Hicks, J., & Wilderom, C. P. M. (2023). Clarifying organizational generativity: A future forming perspective for OD practitioners and researchers. Organization Development Journal, 41(2), 38–59.
This paper aims to clarify the concept of organizational generativity (OG) to make it more actionable for OD practitioners, researchers, and managers. OG presents a promising alternative by offering new ways for organizations to proactively shape their own future, rather than just preparing for an uncertain one.

Coghlan, D. (2023). Developing the interiority of the OD scholar-practitioner. Organization Development Journal, 41(4), 43–49.
This article explores the interiority of the scholar-practitioner in terms of three concurrent and interlocking processes: drawing on the data of their own thinking, being attentive in the present tense and generating practical knowing and how these are foundational for scholar-practitioners.

National University. (2023, October 20). APA 7th edition student paper template. https://resources.nu.edu/writingresources/studentpapertemplate

Organization Development Network. (2024). Who we are. https://www.odnetwork.org/
The OD Network began in 1968, and holds annual conferences and publishes the journal Organization Development Review.

The International Society for Organization Development and Change (ISODC) (2025). ISODC: Organizational development and change management. https://www.isodc.org/
The ISODC has members from 47 countries and publishes the OD Journal.

Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). (2025) www.siop.org
Founded in 1982, SIOP is the leading society for industrial-organizational psychology students, psychologists, and researchers. SIOP represents Division 14 of the APA and is an organizational affiliate of the APS. In 2023, the Society had nearly 9,000 members worldwide.

Academy of Management. (n.d.). Organization Development and Change. https://odc.aom.org/home
In 1971, the Academy of Management established an Organization Development and Change Division.