Organizational Development and Reinventing the Organization

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Organization Development and
Reinventing the Organization

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Learning Objectives
• Define OD and recognize need for change. • Describe culture and understand its impact. • Understand the psychological contract.
• Describe five stages of OD.
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Challenges for Organizations
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Change avalanching down on us.
Tomorrow’s world different from today’s.
Organizations need to adapt to change.
Organizations in continuous interaction with external forces.

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The Organizational Environment

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What Is OD?
• Long-range efforts and programs.
• Aimed at improving organization’s ability to survive.
• OD changes problem-solving and renewal processes.

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OD Is:
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Planned.
Organization wide.
Managed from top.
Increases organization effectiveness.
Planned interventions.
Uses behavioral science knowledge.
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The Characteristics of OD
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Planned change.
Collaborative approach.
Improve performance.
Humanistic values.
Systems approach.
Scientific