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Organizational development

The field of organizational development (OD) is concerned with the performance, development, and effectiveness of human organizations. An organization is defined as two or more people brought together by one or more shared goals.

Important Figures

The OD field, which emerged in the first half of the 20th century, has been influenced by many figures including:

OD Topics

Topics in OD include:

Milestones

OD in Context

OD is related to:

Also see

External Links

There are several professional associations for OD practitioners including:

  • The Organizational Development Network: http://www.odnetwork.org
  • The Organizational Development Institute: http://members.aol.com/odinst/
  • The American Society for Training & Development: http://www.astd.org
  • An intro to OD: http://www.mnodn.org/members/speakers/OD_101.pdf

An article by Chris Worley on the future of OD as a profession:

  • Is OD still relevant? http://www.consultingtoday.com/downloads/Consulting%20Todayarticle%20-Is%20OD%20Still%20Relevant.pdf

Referenced By

Appreciative Inquiry | Business | BusinessAndEconomics | Business and economics | Business and industry | Career development | Change management | Corporate culture | David Cooperrider | Edgar Schein | Emergent organisation | Emergent organisations | Emergent organization | Employee development | Eric Trist | Fred Emery | Fundamental business concepts | Group process consultation | Hawthorne Studies | Hawthorne experiments | Hierarchical organisation | Hierarchical organization | Kathie Dannemiller | Knowledge transfer | Kurt Lewin | List of business topics | List of human resource management topics | List of management topics | List of project management topics | Meeting | Meetings | Organizational culture | Organizational learning | Performance improvement | Requisite organization | Robert R. Blake | Stewardship | Succession planning | Team building

 

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