Organizational Development and Change
Table of Content:
Executive summary…………………………………………………………………………2
Report to the CEO
Problem 1: downsizing the 65 employees into 55………………………………….4
Suggested options and recommendations for the downsizing issue………………..5
Problem 2: Shutting down the Kandy plant and moving the cadre to Colombo……7
Suggested options and recommendations for the issue…………………………..…9
Problem 3: Modernization of the operational process at Colombo…………………11
Suggested options and recommendations for the issues related to……………...….12 Modernization of the operational process at Colombo
1. Executive Summary:
Module 17 of PQHRM is mainly focused on Organizational Development and how it can be changed.
Organization development is an ongoing, systematic process of implementing effective organizational change. OD is known as both a field of science focused on understanding and managing organizational change and as a field of scientific study and inquiry. It is interdisciplinary in nature and draws on sociology, psychology, particularly industrial and organizational psychology, and theories of motivation, learning, and personality. Although behavioral science has provided the basic foundation for the study and practice of OD, new and emerging fields of study have made their presence felt. Experts in systems thinking and organizational learning, structure of intuition in decision making, and coaching (to name a few) whose perspective is not steeped in just the behavioral sciences, but a much more multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approach, have emerged as OD catalysts or tools.
Organization development is a growing field that is responsive to many new approaches.
According to this case, Nuran Food Products supply processed bottles foods to a leading super market chain for distribution. There are two plants, one in Colombo and other one in Kandy. NFP is quite a typical, old fashioned company. There are many reasons to call it as a typical, old fashioned one.
NFP uses old technology and
Executive summary…………………………………………………………………………2
Report to the CEO
Problem 1: downsizing the 65 employees into 55………………………………….4
Suggested options and recommendations for the downsizing issue………………..5
Problem 2: Shutting down the Kandy plant and moving the cadre to Colombo……7
Suggested options and recommendations for the issue…………………………..…9
Problem 3: Modernization of the operational process at Colombo…………………11
Suggested options and recommendations for the issues related to……………...….12 Modernization of the operational process at Colombo
1. Executive Summary:
Module 17 of PQHRM is mainly focused on Organizational Development and how it can be changed.
Organization development is an ongoing, systematic process of implementing effective organizational change. OD is known as both a field of science focused on understanding and managing organizational change and as a field of scientific study and inquiry. It is interdisciplinary in nature and draws on sociology, psychology, particularly industrial and organizational psychology, and theories of motivation, learning, and personality. Although behavioral science has provided the basic foundation for the study and practice of OD, new and emerging fields of study have made their presence felt. Experts in systems thinking and organizational learning, structure of intuition in decision making, and coaching (to name a few) whose perspective is not steeped in just the behavioral sciences, but a much more multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approach, have emerged as OD catalysts or tools.
Organization development is a growing field that is responsive to many new approaches.
According to this case, Nuran Food Products supply processed bottles foods to a leading super market chain for distribution. There are two plants, one in Colombo and other one in Kandy. NFP is quite a typical, old fashioned company. There are many reasons to call it as a typical, old fashioned one.
NFP uses old technology and