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Doing Organization Development in Complex Systems: The Case at a Large U.S. Research, Land-Grant University
Gary N. McLean
Advances in Developing Human Resources, August 2005; vol. 7, 3: pp. 311-323.

For discussion:

McLean discusses examples of OD projects that never got past the entry stage. Based on your knowledge of the entry and contracting stages described in chapter 6, can you identify any recommendations that might improve the contracting process in these three examples?

Process Consultation Revisited: Taking a Relational Practice Perspective
Frank Lambrechts, Styn Grieten, René Bouwen, and Felix Corthouts
The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science, March 2009; vol. 45, 1: pp. 39-58

For discussion:

Examine the relational practices of process consultation described in the article. What implications do those have on the entry and contracting stage of the OD process?