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Organization development (OD) is the study and implementation of practices, systems, and techniques that affect organizational change. The goal of which is to modify a group's/organization's performance and/or culture.
The Organization Development Journal is a peer reviewed journal, published four times a year in the United States on organization development and work psychology. The current editor is Dr. Joanne C. Preston., [ 1 ] It is published through The International Society for Organization Development (ISOD).
The organizational life cycle is the life cycle of an organization from its creation to its termination. [1] It also refers to the expected sequence of advancements experienced by an organization , as opposed to a randomized occurrence of events. [ 2 ]
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to organizational theory: Organizational theory – the interdisciplinary study of social organizations . Organizational theory also concerns understanding how groups of individuals behave, which may differ from the behavior of individuals.
Organizational learning is related to the studies of organizational theory, organizational communication, organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and organizational development. Organizational learning has received contributions from the fields of educational psychology, sociology, economics, anthropology, political science, and ...
Organizational development and in particular the diagnostic phase of activities is spreading from the occupational psychologists towards mainstream business. This is important for OD practitioners as the role is increasingly holistic.
Organizational engineering (OE) is a form of organizational development. It was created by Gary Salton of Professional Communications, Inc. It has been developing continuously since 1994 on both theoretical and applied levels. The core premise of OE is that humans are information-processing organisms.
Multicultural organizational Development (MOD) has been posited as a useful model for facilitating comprehensive long-term change for divisions of student affairs committed to transforming themselves into multicultural organizations. [1]