Sunday, December 2, 2012

A631.7.4.RB - Shuck, Allison


The Future of Organizational Development

From what I have learned about organizational development, I do not believe it is a fad, or something that will become irrelevant, I believe that organizational development is rapidly changing and growing as needed; new models, techniques, and approaches to organizational development are being created daily, and old techniques are being discarded.

Organizational development is geared towards increasing organizational effectiveness; it involves the growth and development of the organizations goals through the needs of its members. Organizational development provides the organization with different strategies for adapting to change. As organizational development advances, so does its course. The future course of organizational development predominantly focuses on the issues of change management, global competence and organizational transformation. 

Change management – positive change towards organizational productivity and the involvement of enhanced training and technology awareness.

Global competence – organizational structure will be value driven in order to compete in a highly competitive market.

Organizational transformation - drastic, abrupt changes are needed in order for the organization to survive. Advances in media and communication technologies will aid in achievement of organizational change. 

However, theorists believe that further research should be conducted on the relationship of the intervention process to other organizational variables.


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