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Organization Development (OD) is a paradigm combining humanistic philosophy and theories about organizational change. The objective of OD is to design organizations that foster individual growth as well as economic prosperity. OD assumes that organizations must be guided to the desired state by an active intervention supported by management. The managerial effort must therefore be effective in overcoming the inherent opposition to change within organizations. A successful OD project will create a learning organization that is dynamic instead of rigid. Organization Development is defined by Cummings and Worley (1993, p. 691) as: "A system wide effort applying behavioral science knowledge to the planned creation and reinforcement of organizational strategies, structures, and processes for improving an organization's effectiveness." Another definition is that "OD is an effort (1) planned, (2) organization wide, and (3) managed from the top, to (4) increase organization development and health through (5) planned interventions in the organization's...

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