2. OD interventions
• OD interventions are sets of structured
activities.
• Selected organizational units engage in a task
or sequence of tasks.
• Interventions constitute the action thrust of
organization development.
3. Cont..
• OD interventions has four sets of attributes to the
organization setting;
1. A set of values
2. A set of assumptions
3. A set of goals
4. A set of structured activities.
4. Classification of OD
Interventions:
• Interventions are just one component of the OD
formula.
• OD Interventions are classified on the basis of;
1. The objectives of interventions
2. The targets of the interventions.
5. Major families of OD
Interventions:
• Diagnostic activities:
1. Fact finding activities designed to ascertain the state
of the system.
2. Data collection methods are interviews,
questionarie
surveys meetings and examining organizational
records.
6. Cont..
• Team-building activities:
1. Activities designed to enhance the effective
operation of system teams.
2. Different kinds of teams are formal work
teams, temporary task force teams newly
constituted teams and cross functional teams.
7. Cont..
• Inter group teams:
1. Activities designed to improve the effectiveness of
independent groups.
2. They focus on joint activities and output is
considered as a single system.
3. When more than two groups are involved , the
activities are called organizational mirroring.
8. Cont..
• Survey feed back activities:
1. Activities that rely on questionnaire surveys to
generate information.
2. Groups analyze the data regarding their
performance and design action plans to correct
problems.
9. Cont..
• Education and training activities:
1. Activities designed to improve individual skills, abilities
and knowledge.
2. The activities may be directed toward technical skills
required for performing tasks.
3. The activities may be directed toward leadership issues,
responsibilities and functions of group members.
10. Cont..
• Techno structural and structural activities:
1. Activities designed to improve the effectiveness of
organizational structures and job designs.
2. The activities may take form of;
--- experimenting with new organization structures and
evaluating their effectiveness
--- devising new ways to bring technical resources to
bear on problems.
11. Cont..
• Process consultant activities:
1. Activities that help the client to perceive understand and
act up on process events.
2. These activities perhaps more accurately describe an
approach.
3. Primary emphasis is on process such as communications,
leader and member roles in groups and intergroup co-
operation and competition.
12. Cont..
• Grid organization development activities:
1. Activities developed by Robert Blake and Jane
Mouton, constitute a six phase change model
involving the total organization.
2. Internal resources are developed to conduct
most of the programs which may take 3 to 5
years.
13. Cont..
• SIX PHASE
Upgrading individual managers
Skills and leadership abilities
Moves to team improvement activities
Intergroup relations activities
Planning for improvement
Developing implementation tactics
Evaluation phase
