today’s business world‚ organizations need to implement effective OD interventions aimed at improving performance at organizational‚ group and individual levels. OD interventions involve respect for people‚ a climate of trust and support‚ shared power‚ open confrontation of issues‚ and the active participation of stakeholders. OD interventions are broader in scope‚ usually affecting the whole organization (socio-technical systems). OD interventions are sponsored by the CEO and supported and “owned”
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OD and Change The Message Is Clear - Change Or Disappear “There’s no off season anymore” - Nolan Ryan “You miss 100% of the shots you never take” - Wayne Gretsky “Somebody has to do something‚ and its just incredibly pathetic that it has to be us.” - Jerry Garcia‚ the Grateful Dead CHANGE - AN ONGOING PROCESS Companies no longer have a choice‚ they must change to survive. Unfortunately‚ people tend to resist change. It is not easy to change an organization‚ let alone an individual. This
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Ethical issues in OD involve how practitioners perform their helping role with clients. As a profession‚ OD always has shown a concern for the ethical conduct of its practitioners‚ and several ethical codes for OD practice have been developed by various professional associations. Ethical dilemmas in OD arise around misrepresentation‚ misuse of data‚ coercion‚ value and goal conflict‚ and technical ineptness. In this case Kindred Todd who had just finished the master’s degree in organization development
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Overview OD is a long range effort to improve organization’s problem solving and renewal processes‚ particularly through more effective and collaborative management of organizational culture‚ often with the assistance of a change agent or catalyst and the use of the theory and technology of applied behavioral science. Although behavioral science has provided the basic foundation for the study and practice of organizational development‚ new and emerging fields of study have made their presence
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OD in the movie Hoosiers Organizational Change Professor R. Conejo October 19‚ 2010 OD in the movie Hoosiers The movie Hoosiers was a great story that dealt with many of the topics covered in our readings for the week. The story is about a small-town Indiana basketball team that overcomes many challenges to win the state championship. The main character of the movie is Norman Dale‚ a passionate basketball coach that faces many obstacles in his attempt to teach his players about the benefits
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Archana Thapa Professor Credito ENG 115-550 October 31‚ 2013 Paper # 3 “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin is a very interesting story about a young married women and her response to the news of her husband’s death in a train accident. Though the story is short‚ it touches the reader’s feelings and seems complete to depict the hidden feelings of a widow who discovers freedom rather than despair after her husband’s death. Chopin dramatizes the story in a very fascinating manner with all the
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An Overview of OD Interventions Prelude • OD interventions are sets of structured activities in which selected org’nal units (target groups or individuals) engage in a task or a sequence of tasks with the goals of org’nal improvement and individual development. • Intervention constitute the action thrust of OD. Prelude • The OD practitioner‚ a professional versed in the theory and practice of OD‚ brings four sets of attributes to the org’nal setting: – a set of values – a set of assumptions about
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ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR RESPONSE SHEET 1 Q.4 Define Motivation . Critically evaluate contribution of Mc Gregor to Motivation A.4. Definition : Motivation is the managerial function of ascertaining the motives of subordinates and helping them realize those motives . Motivation refers to the way a person is enthused at work to intensify his desire and willingness to use and channelize his/her energy for the achievement to the organizational objectives . According to Edwin B fillippo : Motivation
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ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT & CHANGE | November 30 2010 | It is report on collaborative strategies between Future group & Generali group aimed at helping each other to perform task or to solve problem that are too complex and multifaceted for single organizations to carry out. | StrategicChange Intervention | INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE COMPANY: Future Generali is a joint venture between the India-based Future Group and the Italy-based Generali Group.It is present in India in both the
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What is power? We can examine “power” from the following definitions: “Ability to act‚ regarded as latent or inherent; the faculty of doing or performing something; capacity for action or performance; capability of producing an effect‚ whether physical or moral: potency; might; as‚ a man of great power; the power of capillary attraction; money gives power.” “Ability‚ regarded as put forth or exerted; strength‚ force‚ or energy in action; as‚ the power of steam in moving an engine; the power of
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