Organization Development and Change Chapter Twenty Five Future
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Organization Development and Change Chapter Twenty Five: Future Directions in Organization Development Thomas G. Cummings Christopher G. Worley Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South -Western/ Cengage Learning
Learning Objectives for Chapter Twenty Five To explore the trends affecting how OD is likely to be practiced in the future n To explore how OD is likely to change in the future n Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South-Western/ Cengage Learning 2
Trends Affecting OD Practice · Traditional Trends - Return to original humanistic values - Increasing focus on process interventions Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South-Western/ Cengage Learning 3
Trends Affecting OD Practice · Pragmatic Trends - Emphasize vales of effectiveness - Increasing focus on relevant practice Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South-Western/ Cengage Learning 4
Trends Affecting OD Practice n Scholarly Trends ¨Emphasis on values of understanding, prediction, and control ¨Search for variables that explain change and effectiveness Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South-Western/ Cengage Learning 5
Trends within OD Practice · Organization Development Will… - Have more conflict in the short term - Be more integrated in the long term Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South-Western/ Cengage Learning 6
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 Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South-Western/ Cengage Learning 7
Implications for OD’s Future More involved in driving effectiveness in a broader range of organizations n More involved in supporting technological and managerial innovation n More concerned with preserving cultural diversity n Focus on ecological sustainability n Cummings & Worley, 9 e (c) 2008 South-Western/ Cengage Learning 8
