Abstract
The paper highlights various perspectives that have been offered about the current state of Organization Development (O.D.) and then proceeds to explore an additional perspective, namely, how O.D. as a management activity is described and located by organizations which employ O.D. practitioners. In order to address this issue, an analysis was undertaken of the recruitment and selection literature associated with 30 advertised vacancies for O.D.-related positions in Belgium, Spain and the UK. The findings reveal the extent of the overlap between O.D. and HR activities in these organizations. The findings also reveal wide variations in the activities that the organizations associate with an O.D. role and the skills and competencies they require from O.D. practitioners. Finally, the study highlights the extent to which organizations in different cultural contexts require different skills and competencies from the internal O.D. practitioners they employ.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 67-80 |
| Number of pages | 13 |
| Journal | Organization Development Journal |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| Publication status | Published - Dec 2008 |
Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms
- Global Development Institute