Characteristics of Organizational Development
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Manu Melwin JoyAssistant Professor
Ilahia School of Management Studies
Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114
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Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Focus on culture and process
– Organization development on culture : following suitable and positive culture level and process success organization development program.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Collaboration
– Organization development
encourages heartfelt
collaboration between top
management, managers and
employees.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Accomplishment of tasks
– Various kinds of teams and
groups play important roles
for accomplishment of
organization development
activities. Thus targets can
also be achieved.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Human and social sides
– Organization development
focuses on both human and
social sides. By doing so, it
intervenes in the
technological and structural
sides also.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Participation
– Participation and involvement
of managers and players can
make the organization
development process a
success. It helps to exchange
views and ideal related to
organization development.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• System change
– Organization development
focuses on total system
change. Because every change
is inevitable for the success of
any development program.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Facilitation
– There are three parties to
organization development
process. They are facilitators,
collaborators and co-learners in
the client system. Cooperation
of all these parties can help the
organization to develop.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Over arching goals
– An overarching goal of the
organization is to make the
client system able to solve its
problems. It is done by teaching
the skills and knowledge on
continuous learning through self
analytical methods.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Action research model
– Organization development
activities are undertaken
following the conclusions and
recommendations of action
research members related to
client system.
Characteristics of Organizational Development
• Developmental view
– Organization development takes
a developmental view for the
betterment of both process and
organization. Another practice
in organization development
programs is to create win-win
solutions.