Principles of Organzational Development

ORGANIZATION DEVELOPEMNT
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Introduction  PAGEREF _Toc324980535 \h
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An example  PAGEREF _Toc324980536 \h
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Identifying OD issues, problems and opportunities  PAGEREF _Toc324980537 \h
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Preliminary data collection and analysis  PAGEREF _Toc324980538 \h
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Action planning  PAGEREF _Toc324980539 \h
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Implementation  PAGEREF _Toc324980540 \h
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Identifying actions and selecting alternative OD actions  PAGEREF _Toc324980542 \h
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Using appropriate intervention  PAGEREF _Toc324980543 \h
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Introduction
Organization Development or OD is a concept and practice of behavioral science that help organizations to change in order to achieve better functionality by using social processes and human efforts effectively. OD concerns about the relations between an organization and it external environmental factors as well as internal functions to get greater performance. In practice, the difference between theory and application is not straightforward, and researchers and OD professionals work together to implement the theories to learn the outcomes (Lawler et al., 1985). This makes OD a science of action, and knowledge or facts are developed on the basis of the application of the theories and results from the experience (Argyris et al., 1985).
This paper discusses three key outcomes of OD course to achieve personal and professional goals which are: i) developing skills to identify OD issues, problems and opportunities, ii) identifying appropriate actions and selection of best alternative OD actions in actual work situations, ii) developing the ability to apply OD knowledge to organizational situations and iii) identifying organizational situations that require professional assistance.
An example
Throughout this paper, different aspects of an experiment, that involves several important concepts of OD, will be discussed. The experiment was initiated by MDP ESA in some countries of Africa. The project name was Civic Participation in Municipal Governance. In this project, MDP ESA represented the appropriate utilization of action research strategies. In this project, almost every level of citizens from different communities participated with a target to improve the quality of life. The main objectives of the project were:
Building capacity of communities, civic groups and Municipal Council to work together.
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