This Article Full Text (PDF) References Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Services Email this article to a friend Similar articles in this journal Alert me to new issues of the journal Add to Saved Citations Download to citation manager Request Permissions Request Reprints Add to My Marked Citations Citing Articles Citing Articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Armenakis, A. A. Articles by Niebuhr, R. E. Search for Related Content Social Bookmarking                   What's this?

Planning for Organizational Intervention: The Importance of Existing Socio-Psychological Situations in Organizational Diagnosis

Arthur G. Bedeian

Robert E. Niebuhr

The appropriateness of organizational-change-and-development inter ventions is a function of (a) change-agent orientation, (b) existing organi zational conditions, and (c) employees' perceived ideal organizational conditions. Research evidence on organizational change and develop ment is used to support points "a" and "b." It is argued that perceived ideal organizational conditions are important to change agents because this information provides an indication of organizational members' pref erences. Because the success of organization development depends on employee participation and acceptance, ascertaining the ideal should be of benefit in organizational diagnosis. Data obtained from two different samples indicate that perceptions of the ideal are related to perceptions of existing conditions. Arguments for using the ideal in conjunction with existing organizational conditions are made. In some instances this in formation may suggest coordinating different interventions within an overall OD program in order to achieve the desired objectives.

CiteULike    Connotea    Del.icio.us    Digg    Reddit    Technorati    What's this?