ORGANIZATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

Adopted From :An Experiential Approach to Organization Development 8th edition

Copyright 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. Publishing as Prentice Hall

CHALLENGES FOR ORGANIZATIONS

Change avalanching down on us.

Tomorrows world different from todays.
Organizations need to adapt to change.
Organizations in continuous interaction with
external forces.

THE ORGANIZATIONAL ENVIRONMENT

WHAT IS OD?
Long-range efforts and programs.
Aimed at improving organizations ability to survive.
OD changes problem-solving and renewal
processes.

OD & CHARACTERISTICS
Planned.
Organization wide.
Managed from top.
Increases
organization
effectiveness.
Planned
interventions.
Uses behavioral
science knowledge.

Planned change.
Collaborative
approach.
Improve
performance.
Humanistic values.
Systems approach.
Scientific
approaches.

TABLE 1.1
MAJOR CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIELD
OF OD

WHY OD?
Why we do it

Most cited reasons for

beginning change
program:
The level of
competition.
Survival.
Improved
performance.

The primary goals

Change the corporate

culture.
Become more
adaptive.
Increase
competitiveness

FACTORS LEADING TO
EMERGENCE OF OD
Need for new organizational forms.
Focus on cultural change.
Increase in social awareness.

THE ONLY CONSTANT IS CHANGE

Change is a moving target.
Today's managers need new
mind-set.
Flexibility.
Speed.
Innovation.
Constantly changing
conditions.

To be taken in the
corporate traits
=
Faster.
Quality conscious.
Employee
involvement.
Customer oriented.
Progress

CHANGING ORGANIZATION OF TWENTYFIRST CENTURY