![Defining Organizational Development
• Organization Development (OD) concerns system wide planned change,
uses behavioral science knowledge, targets human and social process of
organizations, and intends to build the capacity to adapt and renew
organizations (Cummings & Worley, 2001).
• Richard Beckhard (1969) - defined OD as “an effort [that is] (1) planned, (2)
organization-wide, and (3) managed from the top, to (4) increase
organization effectiveness and health through (5) planned interventions in
the organization’s processes, using behavioral-science knowledge”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/conceptualknowledgeoforganizationaldevelopment-200327183145/85/Conceptual-knowledge-of-organizational-development-3-320.jpg)
![Words of the day
“Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be
planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same
worn out soil. My children [students or staff] have had other
birthplaces, and, so far as their fortunes may be within my control,
shall strike their roots into unaccustomed earth.”
Nathaniel Hawthorne
The Custom House](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/conceptualknowledgeoforganizationaldevelopment-200327183145/85/Conceptual-knowledge-of-organizational-development-10-320.jpg)
Conceptual knowledge of organizational development
- 1. Conceptual Knowledge of Organizational Development Shahzad Haider Ph. D (Edu Leadership & Management) SZABIST, Karachi
- 2. Defining Organizational Development • There is no standard definition of OD • Organization = two or more people moving toward a common goal • Development = 1) event causing change; 2) process of change; or, 3) incomplete state • Behavioral sciences are core to the practice of OD, including psychology, sociology, economics, and anthropology, among others • OD involves changing people, processes, or technology
- 3. Defining Organizational Development • Organization Development (OD) concerns system wide planned change, uses behavioral science knowledge, targets human and social process of organizations, and intends to build the capacity to adapt and renew organizations (Cummings & Worley, 2001). • Richard Beckhard (1969) - defined OD as “an effort [that is] (1) planned, (2) organization-wide, and (3) managed from the top, to (4) increase organization effectiveness and health through (5) planned interventions in the organization’s processes, using behavioral-science knowledge”
- 4. Overview of Organization Development • Organization Development (OD) focuses on three domains: • People • Process • Technology • While a major portion of OD is people oriented, Life School Leadership must understand business and business strategies in order to support change
- 5. Conceptual Framework of Organization Development • Action Research Data based Action derived from data “No Action without Research, No research without Action” Kurt Lewin
- 6. Perspectives of Organization Development • 3 Perspectives of OD Individual Perspective - Motivation, Needs, Job Satisfaction, Positive Reinforcement Group Perspective - Group norms and values, Interpersonal competence, Changing Values, Organizational Learning, Group Process Total System perspective Participative, consensus management, Contingency Theory, Strategy, Inter-unit relations, Employee- organization “contracts
- 7. Elements of Organization Development 4 Core Elements of OD: Goal Setting Employee Development Restructuring Change Management
- 8. Metaphors of Organization Development 8 metaphors of OD: Machine: Organism Brain Cultural System Political System Psychic Prison Instrument of Domination Flux and Transformation
- 9. Models of Organization Development 4 metaphors of OD: 3 Stage Model Action Research Model The Appreciative Inquiry Model The General Model of Planned Change
- 10. Words of the day “Human nature will not flourish, any more than a potato, if it be planted and replanted, for too long a series of generations, in the same worn out soil. My children [students or staff] have had other birthplaces, and, so far as their fortunes may be within my control, shall strike their roots into unaccustomed earth.” Nathaniel Hawthorne The Custom House