Values of Organizational Development - Organizational Change and Development - Manu Melwin Joy

Values of organizational development

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Manu Melwin JoyAssistant Professor

Ilahia School of Management Studies

Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114

Mail – [email protected]

Values of OD

• Ethics based on values help OD practitioners guide themselves as they move along the paths of their work and lives.

• Values are set of manners that individuals learn while growing up. It is different from ethics because ethics are publicly agreed on, and publicly stated, guidelines for a practice in a profession.

Values of OD

• Three types of OD Values

– Humanistic

– Optimistic

– Democratic

Humanistic Values

• They proclaim the importance of the individual.

• Respect the whole person.• Treat people with respect

and dignity.• Assume that every one

has intrinsic worth.• View all people as having

the potential for growth and development.

Organic Values

• They post that people are basically good.

• Progress is possible and desirable.

• Rationality, reason, and goodwill are the tools for making progress.

Democratic Values

• They assert the sanctity of the individual.

• The right of people to be free from misuse of power.

• Use of fair and equitable treatment for all.

• Need for justice through rule of law.