1. Organization Development and Change
Chapter Twenty Three:
Future Directions in
Organization Development
Mohammed Owais Qureshi

2. Trends Affecting OD Practice
الاتجاهات التقليدية
Traditional Trends
Wealth is becoming more concentrated
Economy is more globalized
Ideologies are shifting from consumption to coexistence and ecological sustainability
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3. Trends Affecting OD Practice
Pragmatic Trends
Workforce is becoming older, more diverse, more educated
Shift toward contingent employment & change in psychological contract
No careers
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4. Trends Affecting OD Practice
Scholarly Trends
Emphasis on values of understanding, prediction, and control
Search for variables that explain change and effectiveness
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5. Trends within OD Practice
Organization Development Will…
Have more conflict in the short term
Be more integrated in the long term
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6. Contextual Trends and Their Effects on OD’s Future
Organization Development
will be:
Economy
More embedded in the organization’s operations
More technologically enabled
Shorter OD cycle times
More interdisciplinary
More diverse in client organizations
More cross-cultural
More concerned with ecological sustainability
Workforce
Technology
Organizations
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The Future of OD
More embedded in the organization’s culture
More technologically enabled
Shorter OD cycle times
More interdisciplinary
More diverse client organizations
More cross-cultural
Greater focus on ecological sustainability
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