Organization Development Organization development (OD) is a new term which means a conceptual‚ organization-wide effort to increase an organization’s effectiveness and viability. Warren Bennis has referred to OD as a response to change‚ a complex educational strategy intended to change the beliefs‚ attitudes‚ values‚ and structure of an organization so that it can better adapt to new technologies‚ markets‚ challenges‚ and the dizzying rate of change itself. OD is neither "anything done to better
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References: • Elliott Jaques • Kurt Lewin (1898 - 1947) is widely recognized as the founding father of OD‚ although he died before the concept became current in the mid-1950s
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provider of goods and services in our industry‚ and Have fun doing it (ewingirrigation.com). While this mission has been sufficient for many years‚ it lacks the much-needed sustenance to fuel the organization to the next level. Levasseur (2001) reported Kurt Lewin’s three step change management model of Unfreeze‚ Change‚ Refreeze starts with unfreezing the organization’s current view of how things are by announcing change is coming. Providing encouragement that exciting things are on the horizon will
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The change theory that could work for this proposed programme would be Rogers’ theory of ‘Diffusion of innovation’ and Lewin’s (1951) ‘Force Field Analysis’ (FFA). Rogers’ theory of Diffusion of innovation is the process of innovation communicated with participants to create and share information with one another in order to reach an equal understanding over time (Rogers‚ 2010). Rogers’ (2010) theory involved events when the change agent seeks to persuade a client to adopt an innovation. In relation
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Group Dynamics/ Study Guide * Kurt Lewin- the father of Group Dynamics * Began in the 20th century in North America * 4 stages of Group Process 1. Forming- getting to know you phase-uneasiness/distrust 2. Storming-conflict occurs as the group tries to come together 3. Norming-conflict is resolved‚ group becomes cohesive 4. Performing-group members are cooperative 5. Adjourning * Elements of effective meetings- clear and purpose and agenda * Creativity- use
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Unit: 9740 Change Management Table of contents Introduction p3 1.0 Description of 2 schools of thought 1. Theories of planned change p3 2. Lewin’s change model p3 3. The positive model p4 2.0 Comparison
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1946 - Organization Development Social scientist Kurt Lewin launches the Research Center for Group Dynamics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His contributions in change theory‚ action research‚ and action learning earn him the title of the “Father of Organization Development:” the systematic application of behavioral science knowledge at various levels (group‚ intergroup‚ and total organization) to bring about planned change. Lewin is best known for his work in the field of organization
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Managing Change Part III Team B MGT/426 April 02‚ 2014 Managing Change Part III McDonald’s has continued to make progress in making a healthier fast food restaurant chain‚ that brands itself as a restaurant‚ which makes healthy food a significant part of their value proposition. McDonald’s has developed plans to make major changes in the marketing of its menu‚ by increasing the accessibility of healthier food options. This is done to provide consumers with a variety of options to make a knowledgeable
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Executive Summary The history of organization development is rich with the contributions of behavioral scientists and practitioners‚ many of whom are well known‚ as well as the contributions of many people in client organizations. Even if we were aware of all the significant contributors‚ which we are not‚ we could not do justice to the richness of this history in a short essay. Systematic organization development activities have a recent history and‚ to use the analogy of a mangrove tree‚ have
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Trying to implement a major change program in an organization is often difficult. People usually resist change‚ and it can be hard to make change stick in the long term. A useful way to get a better understanding of this process is to use Kurt Lewin unfreeze‚ change‚ and refreezing model. This is based on the analogy of melting a block of ice‚ and then refreezing it into a new shape. The first stage in Kurt’s model is unfreezing. During the unfreezing phase‚ “all factors that may cause resistance
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