Questions have been raised in recent years about the cultural limits and overall efficacy of
organization development (OD) to address the current and emerging problems of …

Although the field of management has many international dimensions, this article limits the
review of recent developments in international management research to eight important …

Analysis of past reviews helps define OD and critical issues: focus on structure versus
behavioral process, and concern with performance versus people. A literature review shows …

This survey‐based study used the theoretical framework of full‐range leadership developed
by Bass and Avolio, the cultural value framework of Hofstede, and two additional cultural …

This study explores the degree of readiness among Russian entrepreneurs to adopt
Western HRD interventions. Structured interviews were conducted with 256 owners and …

This study examines how national cultural values influence the preferences of managers in
28 countries for resolving the tension of whether to promote innovation inside (rational …

Hypotheses related to leadership styles of entrepreneurs and managers in Russia are
tested. Owners of small businesses and managers of large companies participated in a …

This study documents issues and problems faced by the human resource development
(HRD) system in the Russian banking industry, and identifies future trends for the …

Until recently, theories and practices dealing with organizational development (OD) and
change remained oblivious to a crucial, underlying dimension: the cultural context …

This paper seeks to counterbalance some common arguments about the role of
organizational development (OD) in Third World settings. OD is a value-laden technology …