Organizational Development In The Public Sector

David G. Carnevale earned his Ph.D. in public administration from Florida State University. Professor Carnevale has served as the Samuel Roberts Noble Presidential Professor at the University of Oklahoma, where he is currently a Professor of Human Relations and Political Science. He has been involved in an extensive number of training and consulting exercises with both public and private organizations.

• Preface and Acknowledgments -- Organizational Development: Assumptions and Values -- Public Administration and OD -- The Issue of Change -- Learning, Power, and Action Research -- Groups, Public Management Reform, and Organizational Development -- Conflict and OD -- Basic Values and Prospects