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Group Dynamics in the Formation of a PhD Cohort: A Reflection in Experiencing While Learning Organizational Development Theory
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Organization Development Journal
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April 1, 2005
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Abstract
This article is a reflection of two members of a PhD cohort's group dynamics as it came together to learn and experience Organizational Development (OD) theory in action. Much of the reflection was as a result of the Group Dynamics course experienced early in the PhD journey. The cohort consisted of twenty members who discovered and lived the theories of Block, Wheatley, Gersick, Tuckman, Homans, Goffman, Schein, Srivastva, Barrett, and others.
Introduction
In many ways the experience of the Group Dynamics class with twenty other members for two weekends in July and August was an act of stewardship. Although Block's (1993) definition of stewardship would not ordinarily be found in ...
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