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Organization Change and Development
Notes organisation’s normal functioning. Explanation of OD measurement and Research design has
been described. The latter part of the unit covers the detailed discussion on the prerequisites of
OD success and briefly covers the various OD interventions limitations and detailed information
of the assessment of OD and change in organisational performance-the factors and the methods
are covered.
11.11 Keywords
Action Research: Cyclical process of diagnosis-change-research –change-research.
Evaluation Feedback: Information about the overall effects of a change program.
Quasi Experimental Research Design: The design involves choices about what to measure and
when to measure it.
11.12 Review Questions
1. Discuss the basic components of assessment of OD and the criteria for the assessment of
OD interventions.
2. Briefly explain the prerequisites of the success of OD and also explain the reasons of its
failures.
3. Discuss how the OD practitioners assess the OD and change in the organisational
performance.
4. Consider some of the failure OD intervention with providing examples and explain why
failure occurs
Answer: Self Assessment
1. True 2. False
3. External validity 4. Psychometric tests
11.13 Further Readings
Books Cummings, Thomas G., & Worley, Christopher G. (2000), Organisation Development
and Change (7 Edition), South-Western Educational Publishing.
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French, Wendell L., and Cecil H. (1996), Development: Behavioral Science Interventions
for Organisation Improvement (5 Edition), New Delhi, India: Prentice Hall of India.
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Hatch, Mary J. (1997), Organisation Theory, New York: OUP.
Senge, Peter M. (1990), The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of Learning
Organisation, New York: Doubleday.
Sinha, Dharni P. (1986), T-Group, Team Building and Organisation Development,
New Delhi, India: ISABS.
S. Ramanarayan, T.V. Rao, Kuldeep Singh, Organisational Development Interventions
and Strategies.
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