Organization Development‚ a Contrast and Comparison Bryan J. Derr Indiana State University Abstract The purpose of this investigation is to identify three Theoretical Models of Organization Development. Provide a brief overview of these models. Finally‚ describe the relationship between these models and how the compare and contrast. The models the will be used are‚ psychoanalytical‚ psychodynamic‚ and social constructionism. These models have been chosen due to the similar context in which they
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Effective Organizations (Organization Development) ________________________________________ Reducing the number of management levels can improve the speed and accuracy of communication. Organizations that have many levels of management process information slowly. Plus the information gets filtered along the way‚ often for political reasons which can conflict with the overall good of the organization. Processing information quickly and accurately‚ then acting upon what is learned‚ is critical
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performing development activities has been shown. Both are being followed subject to the variations in size. 7. ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT ASSUMPTIONS: In 1969 Richard Beckhard one of the major researcher in the field of organization development described several assumptions about the nature of organization. The assumptions may be held by OD practitioners. His assumptions are mentioned below: 7.1 Basic Units of Change: Groups or teams are the basic parts of an organization. So‚ the basic
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including in an organization. In a social unit of people‚ systematically arranged and managed to meet a need or to pursue collective goals on a continuing basis. All organizations have a management structure that determines relationships between functions and positions‚ and subdivides and delegates roles‚ responsibilities‚ and authority to carry out defined tasks. Organizations are open systems in that they affect and are affected by the environment beyond their boundaries. Any organization‚ being a living
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Executive Summary The history of organization development is rich with the contributions of behavioral scientists and practitioners‚ many of whom are well known‚ as well as the contributions of many people in client organizations. Even if we were aware of all the significant contributors‚ which we are not‚ we could not do justice to the richness of this history in a short essay. Systematic organization development activities have a recent history and‚ to use the analogy of a mangrove tree‚ have
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Importance of Organization Development Organizational Development (OD) comprises the long-range effort to improve an organization’s ability to cope with change and its problem-solving and renewal processes through effective and collaborative management of organization culture. Organizational change develops the potential of individual members and achieves corporate excellence by integrating the desires of individuals with organizational goals. (Brown & Harvey‚ 2006) Furthermore‚ organizational
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Introduction In today’s highly turbulent business environment‚ ’change’ has become an inevitable part of life. Organizations that do not change when needed or are not sensitive to the need for change do not survive long. The revolution in the form of IT is reshaping the core competencies needed in a knowledge environment. Organizations‚ in order to be successful‚ need to place a high priority on proactivity and systematic understanding of organizational issues and on responding to current and
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Grid Organization Development One of the most structured and popular organization wise interventions programs in OD is Grid OD‚ developed by psychologist Robert Blake and Jane Mouton (1964‚1969) This approach to OD emphasizes the importance of both helping managers become more effective and systematically creating and ideal strategic model to guide organizational planning and actions. This OD intervention uses a variety of specially designed diagnostic instruments that enable individuals
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Driscoll PO 318 Picking out an inter-governmental organization is no walk in the park; a person must have an overall arching topic that interests the individual. For me I have always been interested in human rights and how there are so many countries in violation but nothing is being done about it. I will be looking into the United Nations Human Rights Council. This paper will analyze various aspects of an inter-governmental organization called the United Nations Human Rights Council by looking
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1. Identify and explain the five stages of organization development (OD). In your response‚ use a time at work when your organization went through these stages. a. Anticipate a need for change: an organization needs to anticipate a need for change. For example‚ universities and colleges began to understand that they needed to change the way classes were taught. They had to develop a new delivery system of teaching. Now we have online classes. b. Develop the practitioner-client relationship:
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