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Organisational Development- Action Research Model

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Question 1- Discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the entry phase. What would you have done differently? Today’s organisation operates in a rapidly changing environment therefore the organization has to change to suit the needs of the environment in order to remain competitive. The field of Organization Development is focused on improving the effectiveness of organizations and the people in those organizations. It is a strong set of concepts and techniques for improving organizational effectiveness and individual well being "Organization development is a system-wide application of behavioural science knowledge to the planned development and reinforcement of organizational strategies, structures, and processes for improving an …show more content…

He was also enthusiastic about the change program and scheduled further meetings. All together they got along well and maintained excellent communication.
WEAKNESSES
Before two parties enter into an organizational relationship clarification of the nature of the organization’s current function and issues need to be addressed.
There was no clarification who is the client in the case. Although the Executive Vice President approached the consultant for change was he the client or the person who the OD practitioner should be mainly consulting with. This is a problem because he is not the head of the organization and it is essential to have top management support when carrying out change interventions. Also the practitioner was convinced by the EVP to continue with the change process even though the president who is one of the main partners was entering a one month alcoholic program again lacking top management support.
There were no discussions about the amount of resources and supporting efforts that would be received in initiating the entry phase. For instance are the other directors, managers, senior supervisors willing to support the change driven by you the executive vice president?
The four issues which raised the initial meeting were not further investigated this is problematic because most times these issues are sometimes only a symptom of the real problem and the facing the organization. This

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