5/15/2015 7BasicODAssumptionsthatarebaseduponFrenchandBell

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7BasicODAssumptionsthatarebaseduponFrenchandBellbySmritiChandManagement

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BasicODAssumptionsthatarebaseduponFrenchandinanOrganisation!

TheOrganizationdevelopmenthasanumberofunderlyingassumptionswhichcanbeexaminedsoastodeterminehowtheODprogrammescanbeutilizedtothefullestpotential.TheseassumptionsarebaseduponFrenchandBell.

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1.Mostindividualshavedrivestowardspersonalgrowthanddevelopment.However,theworkhabitsarearesponsetoworkenvironmentratherthanpersonalitytraits.Accordingly,effortstochangeworkhabitsshouldbedirectedtowardschanginghowthepersonistreatedratherthantowardsattemptingtochangetheperson.

2.Highestproductivitycanbeachievedwhentheindividualgoalsareintegratedwithorganizationalgoals.Alsowithsuchintegration,thequalityoftheproductishighlyimproved.

3.Cooperationismoreeffectivethancompetition.Conflictandcompetitiontendtoerodetrust,prohibitcollaborationandeventuallylimittheeffectivenessoftheorganization.Inhealthyorganizations,effortsaremadeatalllevelstotreatconflictasaproblemsubjecttoproblemsolvingmethods.

4.Thesuppressionoffeelingsadverselyaffectsproblemsolving,personalgrowthandsatisfactionwithoneswork.Accordingly,freeexpressionoffeelingsisanimportantingredientforcommitmenttowork.

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5.Thegrowthofindividualmembersisfacilitatedbyrelationships,whichareopen,supportiveandtrusting.Accordingly,thelevelofinterpersonaltrust,supportandcooperationshouldbeashighaspossible.

6.Thedifferencebetweencommitmentandagreementmustbefullyunderstood.Agreeingtodosomethingistotallydifferentfrombeingcommittedtodosomething.Senseofcommitmentmakesiteasytoacceptchangeandtheimplementationofchangeforthepurposeoforganizationaldevelopmentiseveneasierwhensuchacommitmentisbaseduponparticipationintheprocess.

7.ODprogrammes,iftheyaretosucceed,mustbereinforcedbytheorganizationstotalhumanresourcessystem.