ENHANCING COMPETENCE IN ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT: A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF GROUP CONSULTANTS
Abstract
The term organizational development (OD) has been in vogue for more than forty years, and consultants have intensified their activities since the 1990s. OD can be understood as an applied behavioral science and is described as the planned approach to change management that aims to maintain, as well as enhance, the effectiveness and health of the organization. Hence, it involves interventions undertaken in an organization to move the organization and its members from where they are to where they want to be. The purpose of planned OD interventions is to ensure changes to a recalibrated organization – that is, from negativism to positivity – and to see what is there instead of what is not there in the organization. The ultimate goal of the field is to improve the effectiveness, productivity, quality, and performance of individual and collective systems. This could happen from either a micro- or a macro-organizational perspective.
The role of the OD consultant closely relates to the broad range of trends and challenges that are shaping organizations. The various types of consultants operate within different organizational levels, and they have been known as, for example, clinical therapists, managers, administrators, executive coaches, advisers, and indeed, also researchers. Hence, the impact each of them has on the client is, at least to some extent, defined by the role the consultant adopts and the area in which he or she is working within the client organization. Therefore, there seem to be certain competencies required for them to be successful interventionists and to develop the organization. Many high-cost interventions have not provided the results that companies expected initially. Therefore, it could be possible that transitions are not managed well, and corruption could have resulted in the shortage of profound experts in the fellowship.
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Psychology, psychological counseling, consultant, organizational developmentHow to Cite
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