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Revised Intro To Organizational Development by SS
Revised Intro To Organizational Development by SS
Technological Demographics
Advancement and Diversity
OD
Globalization
Issues for Integrating New
Technologies
1–5
Technology Challenges
“The world is changing in a way we’ve never seen. There is a wave of new
competition coming from countries with large populations, such as China,
India, Brazil, and Russia. Also, there is unprecedented access to resources
such as R&D, intellectual property, and the internet. Because of this, we’re
beginning to see a wave of new challengers to the “incumbents” - the
established leading companies in the developed world.”
It’s More Competitive
Emerging Markets are Driving Massive Change
Driven by low wage rates With large work forces Enabled by access to everything
Strategic Alliances 36 36 16
Offshoring 34 33 16
Some Extent
Business Process Localization 39 29 11
Large Extent
Outsourcing 39 26 10
Very Large Extent
0 20 40 60 80 100
Percent
Economic Geopolitical
• Oil shock • Terrorism, War
• Fall in US Dollar • Crime, Corruption
• China hard landing • Breakdown in
information infrastructure
What is Culture?
It’s the way we do things around …
Characteristics Focus
1. Planned Change Change is planned by managers to achieve goals.
2. Collaborative Approach Involves employees in change planning
3. Performance Orientation Emphasis on improving/enhancing performance
4. Humanistic Orientation Emphasis on increased use of human potential
5. Systems Approach Emphasis on relationships among elements
6. Scientific Method Scientific approaches supplement experience
Power and Outcomes
Base of Type of Outcome
Power Commitment Compliance Resistance
Referent Likely Possible Possible
Expert Likely Possible Possible
Legitimate Possible Likely Possible
Reward Possible Likely Possible
Coercive Very Unlikely Possible Likely
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