ORGNISATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

INTRODUCTIO
N
Organisational development is a collection of
change method that try
to
improve
organisational effectiveness and employee well
being.
Organisation development encompasses a
collection of planned-changed interventions
built on humanistic democratic value that seek
to improve organisational effectiveness and
employee well-being

Features of organizational
development
Planned
Change
Comprehensive
Change
Long-range
change

Dynamic
process

Participation of
change agent
Emphasis on
action research

Role of organizational development

To place emphasis on
humanistic values
To Treat each human being as a
complex person
To increase the level of trust
among members
To increase the level of
enthusiasm at all levels
To increase the level of self &
group responsibility in planning

Problems in organizational development

Discrepancy between ideal and real
situations

Resistance to change
Lack of motivation among members
Costly programmes

Managing the OD Process

Three basic components of OD
programs:
Diagnosis
Continuous collection of data
about total system, its
subunits, its processes, and
its culture
Action
All activities and interventions
designed to improve the
organizations functioning
Program
All activities designed to
management ensure success of the
program

SUMMARY
OD Effort
is a planned change
involves the total system
managed with total acceptance and
commitment of the top management
is designed to improve organisational
effectiveness
makes use of behavioural science
knowledge

Summary- Contd
is in terms of intervention at the task or
structure or technology or people level
is an ongoing process and long term
process
relies primarily on experiential learning
uses an action research intervention mode

Summary contd...

OD can
make a
difference
Good understanding
Proper response