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Lesson 2: Organizational Development and the Impact on Communication

A Model for Organization Development and Planned Change

There are several critical factors to remember when discussing organization development:

  • The organization is a total system of interacting and interrelated elements.
  • OD is a continuous system.
  • OD is the application of an organization­wide approach to the functional, structural, technical, and personal relationships in organizations.

Through the Action Research Model a series of changes are defined to assess and implement planned change within the organization.

Figure 2.3. Organization Development's Five Stages. BROWN, DONALD R., HARVEY, DONALD, AN EXPERIENTIAL APPROACH TO ORGANIZATION DEVELOPMENT, 7th Edition, ©2006. Electronically reproduced by permission of Pearson Education, Inc. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey

 


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