Differences between Change
& Development
What’s Change?
Change Often Means a Turn-Around.
When
you talk about changing your life, you might mean going back to college, moving
to a new city (or country), or starting a family.
Change Can Be a One-Off Event
Some
changes happen suddenly, like losing your job. The effects will change the
days, weeks and months to come … but the change itself is relatively sudden and
self-contained.
Change Can Be Externally Imposed
Not
all changes are ones you choose. In fact, many might come from the outside.
Some of these will be negative changes (eg. the death of a relative), some
might seem like negative changes but later become positive ones (eg. becoming a
father). Either way, knowing how to manage change is important for making the
best of these times.
Development:
Development
is an ongoing process of applying behavioral science knowledge to the planning
and implementation of strategies that will make an organization more effective.
These strategies should encompass the entire organization, not just HR related
functions. The practice of OD leads to the need for change initiatives in an
organization, and hence begins the process of managing and implementing that
change.
As
they grow and evolve, organizations undergo a series of changes throughout
their life cycle. These changes create the need for a well planned development
process. To understand the differences between organizational change and
development, it is important to know the meaning of each term and to
conceptualize the relationship between the two.
Organizational Change:
Factors
such as improvements in technology, the need for business diversification and
expansion are all examples of driving forces of change in organizations. These
factors contribute to the onset of organizational development by pushing
business leaders and managers to take certain actions which will lead to the
desired outcome. There are several types of organizational change. Some changes
are planned and driven by innovative thinking, while others are unplanned.
Sometimes change in an organization can affect the whole entity, and at other
times it can have a direct impact on only one segment of the business
structure.
Organizational
Development
Businessdevelopment is defined as "a planned organization-wide effort to increase
an organization's effectiveness and viability," according to Noetic
Outcomes Consulting. One of the most widely known means of implementing
organization development is enterprise master planning. This process allows an organization
to choose the best business solution out of a multitude of alternatives or
options. Enterprise master planning involves a thorough analysis of existing
business processes and a good understanding of opportunities available for
improving those processes. Documentations and resources are used to determine
the most appropriate business options, and to qualify and justify the master
plan.
The
methods used for organizational development will vary, and the steps taken to
implement organizational change is contingent on the scale of the project and
the sort of results being sought. The timeline for the plan development and
integration will therefore depend on the complexity of the enterprise and its
starting point in the development stage.
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