Write a note on classification of organisation development intervention
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Classifying OD interventions: The inventory of OD interventions is quite extensive. We will explore several classification schemes here to help understand how interventions “clump” together in terms of
The objectives of the interventions.
The targets of the interventions.
Becoming familiar with how interventions relate to one another is useful for planning the overall OD strategy.
Diagnostic Activities : fact finding activities designed to ascertain the state of the system, the “way things are”. Available methods range from projective devices such as “build a collage that represents your place in this organization” to the more traditional data collection methods of interviews, questionnaires, surveys, meetings, and examining organizational records.
Team building activities : Activities designed to enhance the effective operation of system teams. These activities focus on task issues such as the way things are done, the skills and resources needed to accomplish tasks, the quality of relationship among the team members or between members and the leader, and how well the team gets its job done. In addition, one must consider different kinds of teams such as formal work teams, temporary tasks force teams, newly constituted teams, and cross-functional teams.
Intergroup activities : activities designed to improve the effectiveness of interdependent groups- group that must work together to produce a common output. They focus on joint activities and the output of the group as considered as a single system rather than as two subsystems. When two groups are involved the activities are designated intergroup or interface activities; when two groups are involved, the activities are the activities designated intergroup or interface activities; when more than two groups are involved, the activities are called organizational mirroring.
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