Diagnosing Organizations
by Michael I. Harrison · Michael I. Harrison
Michael Harrison's guide to organizational diagnosis, the stage of consulting where practitioners assess how an organization works before recommending change. It covers diagnostic models such as open-systems frameworks, data-collection methods like interviews and surveys, and how to feed findings back to clients.
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