Organizational Development Management

Organizational Development Management

Organizational Development

Organizational Development (OD) is concerned with planned change in an organizational context. OD is applied behavioral science targeted at changing the total organization or system. The major goal of OD is increased organizational effectiveness and individual development. Primary distinguishing characteristics of OD include: Focus on culture and process. Encourages collaboration between leaders and members in managing culture and process. Teams and groups are typical targets of intervention. Focus on the human and social aspects of the organization and in so doing also intervenes in the technological and structural aspects. Problem solving and decision making at all levels. System thinking and total system change. Goal to improve the organizations ability to solve it's own problems. Continuous learning and self-reflection / self-analysis. Action Research - a participative model of iterative diagnosis and taking action. Seeks the betterment of both individuals and the organization. Topics or fields that use methods also used in OD include: the learning organization, change management, organizational transformation, knowledge management, leadership, meeting facilitation/ effective meetings, process analysis, process improvement and business process re-engineering (BPR), strategic planning, total quality improvement, team building. Most of these topics or fields have their own sub-categories in the directory.

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