Semester 04Organization Development
Organization Development ProcessPresented by
Dr. Prabath Karunanayake MBBS, MBA in HRM, PGDipPsych, PGDipOHS
Director HR, China Harbour Engineering CompanyLead Consultant, Prabath Karunanayake Associates
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MASTERS INHUMAN RESOURCE
MANAGEMENT
Lesson plan• Entering and contracting• Diagnosing• Intervening
–Types of interventions–Designing interventions–Implementing interventions
• Evaluating• Institutionalizing• Activity – OD case study
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The Entering Process
• Clarifying the Organizational Issue– Presenting Problem– Symptoms
• Determining the Relevant Client– Who can directly influence change– Union officials
• Selecting an OD Practitioner– Whether from inside or outside– Selecting an external OD professional (Lippitt)
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Elements of an Effective Contract
• Mutual expectations are clear– Outcomes and deliverables– Publishing cases and results– Involvement of stakeholders
• Time and Resources– Access to client, managers, members– Access to information
• Ground Rules– Confidentiality
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Definition of Diagnosis
Diagnosis is a collaborative process between organizational members and the OD consultant to collect pertinent information, analyze it, and
draw conclusions for action planning and intervention.
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Open Systems Model
Inputs• Information• Energy• People
Transformations• Social Component• Technological Component
Outputs• Goods• Services• Ideas
Environment
Feedback
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Properties of Systems
• Environments • Inputs, Transformations, and Outputs• Boundaries• Feedback• Equifinality• Alignment
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Diagnosing Organizational Systems
• Can be diagnosed at three levels:– Organization – includes design of company
strategy, structure and processes– Group / department – includes group design and
devises for structuring interactions– Individual – includes job design
• Need to know what to look for at each level and how levels affect each other
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Definition of Interventions
An intervention is a set of sequenced and planned actions or events intended to help the
organization increase its effectiveness.
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Types of Interventions
• Human Process Interventions• Techno-structural Interventions• Human Resources Management Interventions• Employee wellness interventions• Strategic Interventions
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Characteristics of Effective Interventions
• Is it relevant to the needs of the organization?– Valid information– Free and Informed Choice– Internal Commitment
• Is it based on causal knowledge of intended outcomes?
• Does it transfer competence to manage change to organization members?
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Designing Interventions• Need careful attention to needs and dynamics
of change situation• Contingencies Related to the Change Situation
– Readiness to change– Capability to change– Cultural context– Capabilities of the change agent
• Contingencies Related to the Target of Change– Organizational issues– Organizational levels
• Motivating change– Creating readiness for change– Overcoming resistance to change
• Creating a vision– Describing the core ideology– Constructing the envisioned future
• Developing political support• Managing the transition• Sustaining momentum
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Implementing interventions
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Evaluating Interventions
• Implementation and Evaluation Feedback• Measurement
– Select the right variables to measure– Design good measurements
• Operational• Reliable• Valid
• Research Design
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Implementation and Evaluation Feedback
Diagnosis
Design andImplementationof Interventions
AlternativeInterventions
Implementation ofIntervention
ClarifyIntention
Plan forNext Steps
ImplementationFeedback
Measures ofthe Intervention and Immediate
Effects
EvaluationFeedback
Measure ofLong-term
Effects
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Implementation Feedback
• Feedback aimed at guiding implementation efforts
• Milestones, intermediate targets
• Measures of the intervention’s progress
Evaluation Feedback
• Feedback aimed at determining impact of intervention
• Goals, outcomes, performance
• Measures of the intervention’s effect
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Evaluating Different Types of Change
• Alpha Change– Movement along a stable dimension
• Beta Change– Recalibration of units of measure in a stable
dimension• Gamma Change
– Fundamental redefinition of dimension
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Institutionalizing Interventions
• Once changes have been implemented and are effective, focus on institutionalizing changes
• Lewin’s refreezing stage• With rapidly changing environments, change
itself may need to be institutionalized• Built to change
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Institutionalization Framework
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Organization Characteristics
• Congruence– Extent to which an intervention supports or aligns
with the current environment, strategic orientation, or other changes taking place
• Stability of Environment and Technology– Degree to which the organization’s environment
and technology are changing• Unionization
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Intervention Characteristics• Goal Specificity
– Extent to which intervention goals are specific rather than broad
• Level of Change Target– Extent to which the change target is the total
organization rather than a small work group• Internal Support
– Presence of an internal support system• Sponsor
– Presence of a powerful sponsor
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Institutionalization Processes
• Socialization• Commitment• Reward Allocation• Diffusion• Sensing and Calibration
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Indicators of Institutionalization
• Knowledge• Performance• Preferences• Normative Consensus• Value consensus
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