Transcript Chapter Twenty Five : Future Directions in Organization Development Organization Development and Change

Organization Development and Change
Chapter Twenty Five :
Future Directions in
Organization Development
Thomas G. Cummings
Christopher G. Worley
Learning Objectives
for Chapter Twenty Five
To explore the trends affecting how OD is likely
to be practiced in the future
 To explore how OD is likely to change in the
future
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Trends Affecting OD Practice
 Traditional
Trends
Return to original humanistic values
Increasing focus on process
interventions
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Trends Affecting OD Practice
 Pragmatic
Trends
Emphasize vales of effectiveness
Increasing focus on relevant
practice
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Trends Affecting OD Practice
 Scholarly
Trends
Emphasis on values of understanding,
prediction, and control
 Search for variables that explain
change and effectiveness
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Trends within OD Practice
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Organization Development Will…
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Have more conflict in the short term
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Be more integrated in the long term
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Contextual Trends and Their Effects
on OD’s Future
Economy
Workforce
Technology
Organizations
Organization Development
will be:
• More embedded in the
organization’s operations
• More technologically
enabled
• Shorter OD cycle times
• More interdisciplinary
• More diverse in client
organizations
• More cross-cultural
• More concerned with
ecological sustainability
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Implications for OD’s Future
More involved in driving effectiveness in a
broader range of organizations
 More involved in supporting technological and
managerial innovation
 More concerned with preserving cultural
diversity
 Focus on ecological sustainability
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