2. Change management
âą Change management is an approach to
shifting/transitioning individuals, teams, and organizati
ons from a current state to a desired future state. For
example:
âą Mission changes,
âą Strategic changes,
âą Operational changes (including Structural changes),
âą Technological changes,
âą Changing the attitudes and behaviors of personnel
3. DefinitionâŠâŠâŠâŠ
âa systematic application and transfer
of behavioral science knowledge to
the planned
development, improvement, an
reinforcement of the strategies
, structures, and processes that lead
to the organization effectiveness.â
4. behavioral science
âą a branch of science (as
psychology, sociology, or anthropology) that
deals primarily with human action and often
seeks to generalize about human behaviour in
society
5. Characteristics of OD
âą A planned change: compare to other
approaches OD is systematic, planned
process of organizational change
âą Comprehensive change : generally involve total
system.(strategy , structure , process)
âą Long-range change: OD takes months or years
to implement . Not intended to be stopgap
measure.
6. Characteristics of OD
âą Participation of change agent: services of an
outside expert are generally retained to
implement OD process. âdo it yourselfâ
programs are discouraged.
âą Emphasis on intervention : it results in an active
intervention of change agent in the
ongoing activities of the organization
(Intervention: Consulting, interference)
7. Characteristics of OD
âą Collaborative management : in contrast to the
traditional management structure , OD stresses
on collaboration among various levels. It is
viewed in a system perspective
âą Action research
8. The process of Organization Development
Reference book : Organization Development & Change by Cummings & Worley