8.4 PREREQUISITES FOR EFFECTIVE USE OF OD

Successful organisation development tends to be a total effort. It is not a programme with a temporary quality; it is rather aimed at developing the organisation's internal resources for effective change.

a. Support for OD programme should begin with top management    OD is a system-wide concept requiring at least psychological involvement of all the parts of the system in the organisation. While all support for the programme is essential, this support should begin with top management. For the success of the programme, the support of individual members is also essential.

b. Organisation must communicate the objectives of programme clearly    The objectives of the programme must be made crystal-clear to ...

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