Lesson 6
Lesson 6
Lesson 6
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the issues associated with evaluating
OD interventions
2. Understand the process institutionalizing OD
interventions and the factors that contribute to it
Issues in Evaluating OD Interventions
• Implementation and Evaluation Feedback
• Measurement
- Select the right variable to measure
- Design good measurements
Operational
Reliable
Valid
• Research Design
Implementation and Evaluation Feedback
Diagnosis
Alternative
Intervention
IMPLEMENTATION
FEEDBACK EVALUATION FEEDBACK
• Longitudinal Measurement
- Change is measured over time
• Comparison of Units
- Appropriate use of control groups
• Statistical Analysis
- Alternative sources of variation have been controlled
Evaluating Different Types of Change
• Alpha Change
- Movement along a stable dimension
• Beta Change
- Recalibration of units of measure in a stable dimension
• Gamma Change
- Fundamental redefinition of dimension
Institutionalization Framework
Organization
Characteristics
Institutionali - Indicators of
zation Process Institutionalization
Intervention
Characteristics
Organization Characteristics
• Congruence
- Extent to which an intervention supports or aligns with
the current environment, strategic orientation, or
other changes taking place.
• Stability of Environment and Technology
• Unionization
Intervention Characteristics
• Goal Specifity
• Programmability
• Level of Change Target
• Internal Support
• Sponsor
Institutionalization Process
• Socialization
• Commitment
• Reward Allocation
• Diffusion
• Sensing and Calibration
Indicators of Institutionalization
• Knowledge
• Performance
• Preferences
• Normative Consensus
Reference: Cummings, T.G & C.G Worley (2015). Organization Development and
Change. Canada: South Western Cengage Learning