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Congregational Development  Organization Development
 
What is OD?

Organization development is a system-wide application of behavioral science knowledge to the planned development and reinforcement of organizational strategies, structures, and processes for improving an organization's effectiveness. -- Cummings and Worley, "Organization Development and Change",

Organization Development is a top-management-supported, long-range effort to improve an organization's problem-solving and renewal process, particularly through a more effective and collaborative diagnosis and management of organization culture-with special emphasis on formal work team, temporary team, and inter-group culture- with the assistance of a consultant-facilitator and the use of theory and technology of applied behavioral science, including Action Research -- French & Bell

 

 

OD Resources

 

 

Organization Development

 

Overview - Wikipedia

 

Organization Development Network - The primary professional organization in the USA

 

Grubb Institute Publications

 

 

Organizational culture

Symphony Orchestra Institute

National Defense University

Edgar Schein on culture

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