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Chapter 3: Values and Ethics in OD - Coggle Diagram
Chapter 3: Values and Ethics in OD
What are values?
Rokeach(1973)
“An enduring belief that a specific mode of conduct or end-state of existence is personally or socially preferable to an opposite or converse mode of conduct or end- state of existence.”
Margulies & Raia(1990)
“OD is value-based and more importantly its core values provide the guiding light for both the OD process and its technology. The very identity of the field is reflected in the existence and application of the values it advocates. Without them, OD represents nothing more than a set of techniques.”
Why Are OD Values Important?
They provide a larger vision that extends
beyond any individual intervention or project.
They can help to prompt dialogue and clarify
positions.
They guide choices about how to proceed.
They can help us evaluate how we did.
Values, Assumptions, Beliefs of OD
Dialogue and collaboration
Create cooperative rather than competitive systems
Traditional hierarchy is obsolete
Win-win is possible
Authenticity, openness, trust
Keys to healthy collaboration
Confronting clients where appropriate and being honest with the client in the assessment of the data and one's own feelings
Participation
Involvement, leadership style
Groups and teams
Value of teams; let teams flourish
Growth, development, and learning
People, groups, and organizations are “in process”
Fulfill human potential
Whole person
Respect people's feelings
acknowledging and recognising diversity and the benefits the individual difference bring to the organisation
Challenges to OD Values
Financial and economic tensions
Practitioners may accept projects or actions
for a paying client.
The push to see OD as technology/tools
Practitioners may be pressured to
implement fad or quick fix techniques.
Research
Academic research that seeks to evaluate outcomes sees OD as a set of techniques rather than being values-based.
Management culture and expectations
A push for speed may result in skipping data gathering; appearing out of touch when discussing values.
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