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Lesson 2: Organizational Development and the Impact on Communication
The Basics of Organizational Development
Regardless of the emphasis placed on OD, it is important to understand that "OD comprises the longrange efforts and programs aimed at improving an organization's ability to survive by changing its problem-solving and renewal processes", as stated in Chapter 1.
"The art of progress is to preserve order amid change and to preserve change amid order."
— Alfred Lord Whitehead