The Relationships Between Organization Development (OD) and MBV

Abstract

Organization development (OD) can be defined as the application of knowledge adapted from the behavioral sciences that inspired the humanist and socio-technical movements. OD interventions are aimed at simultaneously increasing both short and long-term organizational effectiveness by means of improving processes and structures that support individual, group and system advancement. At the heart of OD is a focus on creating a learning environment designed to sustain improvements throughout the organization. As such, OD constitutes the conceptual basis of MBV.

‘What would life be like if you had not courage to attempt anything?’

(Vincent van Gogh)

‘If you don’t change, reality in the end forces that change upon you.’

(Stuart Wilde)