OD is must

Modern organizations exists or performs in the world of rapid and speedy changes. The way of doing business or handling the environment ups and downs become a major issue and for some it becomes a opportunity. They had to work upon their structure and functional abilities to construct a smooth in this situation. OD which is nothing but organizational development helps them to find a better way, they assist organizations to make change that are rationally planned and implemented.

According to Newstrom and Davis OD means ” The systematic application of behavioral science knowledge at each and ever level of the organization to bring about planned change.”

The target aim of OD is to bring about planned change which leads to productivity, innovation, healthy work environment, efficiency, effectiveness, adaptability, approachability and competitiveness.

OD operates on certain guidelines and applications which determines how a organization will perform.

THE SYSTEMS ORIENTATION:-

OD is concerned with all the levels of the organization. It creates a interplay of structural ethics, technological advancements and employees behaviour towards the growth of organizational objectives.

It judge who employees creat relation with employees of different levels and of different departments.

UNDERSTANDING CAUSALITY

OD study organizational processes in these three variables:

1) Causal Variables :- These variables are those variables which are in direct control of management and also had effect on intervening and End-variables examples like: organizational structure, control, policies, training.

2) Intervening variables:- These variables gets the immediate effect of casual variables. Examples like: teamwork, employees attitude, motivation, perception, skilled behavior.

3) End- result variables: These variables are final objectives of the management and the OD process. Example like : profit, productivity, increase sale, lower cost, market share and more loyal customers.

Assumptions underlying OD

On employees are :-

1) people wants to grow and to be mature in the different stages.

2) people have great desire to contribute towards organizations objectives.

3) employees had great potential than what they actually used at work.

On groups are :-

1) groups and teams are very critical for success.

2) group creates dynamics in individual and change their vision.

3) skills should be developed to play vital role in the complex situations of the organization or group.

On organizations are:

1) Excessive rules, policies and control do more harm than goods.

2) Conflits are great when they channeled in right direction.

3) Goals of individual, groups and organizations should be compatible.

OD is one of the most important factor for the better organizational understanding and it help executives to rank their employees.