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What were the challenges that Shikhar Ghosh faced when he joined Appex? Do you agree with Ghosh’s assessment upon joining Appex that the firm needed was control and structure? What is functional structure? What were the strengths and weaknesses of functional structure? How well did the product and business team structure address the problems with functional structure? What do you think about the changes to a divisional structure? What are its relative advantages and disadvantages compared to
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WHAT MAKES OD‚ OD? * Dr. David W. Jamieson Organization development (OD) is more than 50 years old. In response to prevailing organizational values-in-operation that were partially a function of the times‚ OD offered a more holistic view of people and organizations‚ with an emphasis on humanistic and democratic values‚ and the belief that this different perspective was not only better for people‚ but also for organization performance. Prior to World War II‚ organizations typically operated
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Organization Development Organization development (OD) is a new term which means a conceptual‚ organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness and viability. Warren Bennis has referred to OD as a response to change‚ a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and structure of an organization so that it can better adapt to new technologies‚ markets‚ challenges‚ and the dizzying rate of change itself. OD is neither "anything done to better an organization"
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Definition of od interventions: An OD intervention can be defined as “the set of structured activities in which selected organization units engage with a task or a sequence of tasks where the task goals are related directly or indirectly to organizational improvement ” “A set of sequenced and planned actions or events intended to help the organisation increase its effectiveness”. In an od intervention the entire process of diagnosis‚ alternative generation and making action choices are jointly
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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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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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The OD Letter Case Analysis Form Name: The XRS Laser Group I. Problems A. Macro 1. John conducted himself in such a manner that others might of thought he was some "big hot shot" manager. 2. John displayed little or no leadership qualities‚ the resistance among others in the group were believed to be‚ because of John. B. Micro 1. Kate was concerned about the resistance with the project team and how the team was not being as productive as they could have been. II. Causes
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