Organization development summary
Lecture 1
What is it?
- An organization’s/system’s problem-solving capabilities
- Abilities to cope with changes in the external environment with help op external or
internal behavioral-scientist consultants or change agents
- Planned
- Effectiveness
- Scientific approach (interventions based on knowledge)
- Systematic approach (complex systems interdependence)
Research process for an OD consultant
Approach for the research report
- Positive
- Based on expectation research
,Organization environment: changing
1. Globalization and environment protection
2. Information technology
3. Managerial innovation
, Organizations are open systems
- Organizations continually interact with their environment
- Feed-back from the environment helps the system to adapt
Forms of organizational adaptation
Lecture 1
What is it?
- An organization’s/system’s problem-solving capabilities
- Abilities to cope with changes in the external environment with help op external or
internal behavioral-scientist consultants or change agents
- Planned
- Effectiveness
- Scientific approach (interventions based on knowledge)
- Systematic approach (complex systems interdependence)
Research process for an OD consultant
Approach for the research report
- Positive
- Based on expectation research
,Organization environment: changing
1. Globalization and environment protection
2. Information technology
3. Managerial innovation
, Organizations are open systems
- Organizations continually interact with their environment
- Feed-back from the environment helps the system to adapt
Forms of organizational adaptation
