Organizational development refers to planned efforts to improve an organization's problem-solving and ability to change through effective management of culture. It aims to change culture and reinforce strategies, structures, and processes to improve effectiveness. Organizational development applies behavioral science knowledge to entire systems within an organization and targets long-term adoption of new activities. In India, organizational development started in the 1960s through training programs and has evolved with contributions from multinationals, western education, and organizations. It is now a broader field understanding organizations, leadership, and performance through systems thinking.

1. ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
THE NEW BUZZ WORD

2. INTRODUCTION
Organizational development refers to any effort made to improve a company’s problem solving and
renewal processes, through more effective and collaborative management of organizational culture.

3. START POINT

4. OD?
 A planned process of change
 Applies behavioral science knowledge

5. OD?
Aims at the change of
organization culture.
 Aims at reinforcement of
organization strategies, structures
and processes for improving
organization’s effectiveness and
health.

6. OD?
Applies to an entire system of an
organization, department or group
as opposed to an aspect of a
system.
Targets long term
institutionalization of new activities
such as operation of self managed
or autonomous work teams and
other problem solving capabilities.
Encompasses strategy, structure
and process changes.
A process managed from the top.

7. EVOLUTION OF OD IN INDIA
In India, OD and planned change
started in the early 1960s
Indian professionals trained at the
National Training Laboratories
(NTL) at Bethel, Maine, USA,
Grid programmes were initiated
and widely used-

8. EVOLUTION OF OD IN INDIA
In the mid-1970s, OD was first
introduced in India in Larsen and
Toubro as a formal and structured
part of the HRD department.

9. EVOLUTION OF OD IN INDIA
Even after 25 years of existence
the Indian Society for Applied
Behavioral Science (ISABS), an
associate of NTL, produced less
than100 process specialists in the
vast country.

10. EVOLUTION OF OD IN INDIA
Scenario has changed-
 T-group trainers
 HRD movement
 Contributions of multinationals
 Influence of Western education
 Post liberalization period, every one has been forced to seek change
 Contribution of ISTD, ISISD,IIM.

11. BROAD CONTEXT FOR OD IN INDIA
Understanding Organization, Leadership and Management
Understanding Organizational Performance and Management
System Thinking

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