"Organization development (OD) is the study and implementation of practices, systems, and techniques that affect organizational change."
The planned change process that encompasses a wide range of interventions, including team building, conflict resolution, and performance improvement.
Organizational Culture: The values, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors that characterize an organization and influence its functioning.
Organizational Design: The process of creating or improving an organization's structure, processes, roles, responsibilities, and systems to optimize performance and achieve strategic goals.
Organizational Change: The process of making fundamental changes to an organization's strategy, structure, culture, systems, or processes to improve performance, adapt to a changing environment, or achieve strategic goals.
Organizational Leadership: The process of influencing people within an organization to achieve common goals by providing direction, inspiration, and support.
Organizational Behavior: The study of how people within an organization interact, communicate, work together, and respond to various stimuli.
"The goal of OD is to modify a group's/organization's performance and/or culture."
"The organizational changes are typically initiated by the group's stakeholders."
"OD emerged from human relations studies in the 1930s."
"Psychologists realized that organizational structures and processes influence worker behavior and motivation."
"Organization Development allows businesses to construct and maintain a brand new preferred state for the whole agency."
"Organizational climate is the mood or unique 'personality' of an organization, which includes attitudes and beliefs that influence members' collective behavior."
"Organizational culture is the deeply-seated norms, values, and behaviors that members share."
"Organizational strategies refer to how an organization identifies problems, plans action, negotiates change, and evaluates progress."
"A key aspect of OD is to review organizational identity."
"OD affects organizational performance through the study and implementation of practices, systems, and techniques that lead to organizational change."
"OD influences organizational culture by focusing on deeply-seated norms, values, and behaviors shared by its members."
"The organizational changes are typically initiated by the group's stakeholders."
"OD emerged from human relations studies in the 1930s."
"Psychologists realized that organizational structures and processes influence worker behavior and motivation."
"Organization Development allows businesses to construct and maintain a brand new preferred state for the whole agency."
"Organizational climate encompasses the mood or unique 'personality' of an organization, including attitudes and beliefs influencing collective behavior."
"Organizational culture comprises deeply-seated norms, values, and behaviors shared among members."
"Key concepts of OD theory include organizational climate, organizational culture, and organizational strategies."
"A key aspect of OD is to review organizational identity."