#💡 # organization development ![[calendar-plus.svg]] <small>Mar 20, 2022</small> | ![[calendar-clock.svg]] <small>Jan 03, 2023</small> 🏷️ [[Organization Development MOC|OD]] Most frequently cited definition from [[Richard Beckhard]]: > Organization development is an effort (1) *planned,* (2) *organizationwide,* and (3) *managed* from the *top* to (4) increase *organization effectiveness* and *health* through (5) *planned interventions* in the organization's "processes," using *behavioral-science* knowledge (Beckhard, 1969, p.9) More recent definitions acknowledge that OD work is not always planned and does not always happen at the top level of management. > Based on (1) a set of values, largely humanistic; (2) application of the behavioral sciences; and (3) open systems theory, organization development is a systemwide process of planned change aimed toward improving overall organization effectiveness by way of enhanced congruence of such key organizational dimensions as external environment, mission, strategy, leadership, culture, structure, information and reward systems, and work policies and procedures (Burke & Bradford, 2005, p. 12). > Organization development is the process of increasing organizational effectiveness and facilitating personal and organizational change through the use of interventions driven by social and behavioral science knowledge (Anderson, 2020, p.2). ## Sources [[Organization Development - Anderson 2020]] Beckhard, R. (1969). *Organization development: Strategies and models.* Addison-Wesley. Burke, W. W., & Bradford, D. L. (2005). The crisis in OD. In D. L. Bradford & W. W. Burke (Eds.), *Reinventing organization development* (pp. 7-14). Pfeiffer.