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Definition

Organization Development (OD) is an effort

(1) Planned

(2) Organization wide, and

(3) Managed from the top, to

(4) Increase organization effectiveness and

health through

(5) Planned interventions in the organization’s“processes,” using behavioral-science

knowledge.

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To intervene is to enter into an ongoingsystem of relationships, to comebetween or among persons, groups, or 

objects for the purpose of helping them.

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It refers to the range of planned,programmatic activities clients and

consultants participate in during thecourse of an organization developmentprogram.

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A work group is- a number of persons

- usually reporting to a common superior 

- having some face-to-face interaction

- persons have some degree of interdependencein carrying out tasks for the purpose of achievingorganizational goals

A team is

- a form of group

- has some characteristics in greater degree thanordinary groups

- and a higher degree of interdependency andinteraction

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Strategic units of organization Much of the organization’s work is

accomplished directly or indirectlythrough teams

Work team culture exerts a significantinfluence on individual behaviour 

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Cross-Functional Teams: comprised ofindividuals with functional home base- eg.Manufacturing, design, engg etc.- but theymeet regularly to solve ongoing challengesrequiring input from a number of functionalareas

Effective Teams: are relaxed, comfortableand informal

High-Performance Teams: have strongpersonal commitment to each other-commitment to other’s growth and success 

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The four main areas: Diagnosis

Task Accomplishments

Team relationships

Team and organization processes

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Formal work groupdiagnostic meeting

Formal work grouptem-building meeting

Process Consultation

Gestalt OD

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Its purpose is to conduct a generalcritique of the performance of the group

and to uncover and identify problems onwhich they will work on

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  It has the goal of improving the team’seffectiveness through better 

management of task demands,relationship demands and groupprocesses.

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Process consultation model is similar toteam-based interventions

It places greater emphasis ondiagnosing and understanding processevents

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Focuses more on the individual than onthe group is the Gestalt Approach to OD

 

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ROLEANALYSIS

TECHNIQUE

INTERDEPENDENCYEXERCISE

APPRECIATIONS &CONCERNS

EXERCISE

ROLENEGOTIATION

TECHNIQUE

FORCE-FIELD ANALYSIS

RESPONSIBILITYCHARTING

VISIONING