ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT (OD) INTERVENTIONS

Organization Development is the process of planned change in the culture and structure of an organization by the use of Behavioural Sciences.

Content Source : Organizational Behaviour, Prasad, L.M and Notes By Dr. R.K Suri.

OD Interventions refer to those techniques or activities

which are undertaken to implement OD Programme. OD

Intervention is any process used in an attempt to improve

or change in organizational culture.

Source: Organizational Behaviour, Rai, O.P

FEATURES OF OD INTERVENTION

• Planned change

• Comprehensive change

• Participation of change agent

• Dynamic process

• Long range change

Source: Organizational Behaviour, Prasad, L.M

Sensitivity Training

Survey Feedback

3600

Feedback

Process Feedback

Process Consultation

Grid Training

Team Building

Role Playing

MBO

CLASSIFICATION OF PROCESS OD INTERVENTION

Job Enlargement

Job Redesigning

CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL OD INTERVENTION

Job Enrichment

Content Source: Organizational Behaviour, Prasad, L.M

Sensitivity Training is a process or technique of adding knowledge and skill of the participants through the small groups interactions for understanding their own Behaviour and the Behaviour of others in a better way.

Stranger – Lab Group

Cousin – Lab Group

Family – Lab Group

SENSITIVITY TRAINING MEMBERS

OPINIONS

COMMENTS

VIEWS

SUGGESTIONS

Governed by Facilitators

Content Source: Organizational Behaviour, Rai, O.P

Survey Feedback is a Technique where in survey is done by a Questionnaire and its results are given to those who have generated it.

Image Source: http:/www.google.com/survey_feedback.html

I. • Gathering, Analyzing and Summarizing the Data

II. • Conducting Feedback Meetings

III. • Formulating Action Plan

IV.• Evaluation of Results

Source: http:/www.google.com/process_survey_feedback.html

This is a modified technique of Survey Feedback. 3600Feedback is a Technique where in Feedback is from an employee’s superiors, peers, subordinate and every person who is related to him.

Process consultation is made to perceive, understand and act upon process event. The process includes work flow, informal relationship and formal communication channel.

I. • Engagement of outside Consultant

II. • Identification of Problem Areas

III. • Finalization of Strategy and its Execution

IV.• Termination of Contract

Grid Training is an OD intervention which emphasizes on developing individuals, groups, and the whole organization, through -• Training•Team Development•Intergroup Development•Development of Ideal OrganisationModel

Team building uses high interaction group activities to increase trust and openness among team members, improve coordinative efforts, and increase team performance.

Source : Industrial Organization and Management by Bhushan, Y.K

Team Life Cycle : FormingStormingNormingPerformingAdjourning

I. • Understanding the Problem Areas.

II. • Developing Possible Strategies

III. • Action Taking

IV.• Follow-up of Action

Role Playing is a Technique to used to increase the participants skill in understanding others and dealing them in a better way.

Image Source: http:/www.google.com/Role_Playing.html

MBO is a process whereby superior and subordinate commonly identifies its goals, defines standards and

sets a parameter to perform accordingly.

Content Source: http:/www.google.com/MBO_ Peter_F_Drucker.html

Job Enlargement

Job Redesigning

CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL

OD INTERVENTION

Job Enrichment

CLASSIFICATION OF STRUCTURAL OD INTERVENTION