Q1. Describe the goals and characteristics of organisational development.
- OD is a planned, systematic, long-range strategy using behavioural science for organisational improvement.
- Goals include improved effectiveness, health, self-renewal capacity, and quality of work life.
- Key characteristics are planned change, long-term focus, systemic view, and action research model.
- OD is process-oriented, driven by humanistic values, and uses experiential learning and feedback.
Answer: Organisational Development (OD) is a systematic, long-range, planned strategy for organisational improvement that uses behavioural science knowledge to enhance an organisation's effectiveness and health. As per the MPCE-033 course material, it focuses on interventions into the organisation's processes, using human and social processes as the key to change. OD aims to bring about fundamental, lasting change in an organisation's culture, structure, and processes. ### Goals of Organisational Devel...