Organizational Development and Performance Management Research Report

This report delves into the realm of organizational development, examining its key concepts, including organizational climate, culture, and strategies within the contemporary business environment. The research focuses on understanding organizational change, performance management, and workplace diversity, particularly within the public sector. It highlights the influence of both internal and external factors, such as management changes, economic conditions, and technological advancements, on organizational development. The study also explores the challenges of implementing performance management, including systemic issues, and emphasizes the importance of adapting change management approaches. The report references research on organizational development, performance management and the factors influencing organizational change, and the implications of these factors on organizational success.

Organizational Development
Objective of the Research
•The objective of the research is to gain
an understanding of the organizational
development.
•The areas that are selected include
organizational change, performance
management, workplace diversity and
performance management in the public
sector.
•The research throws light on the
understanding of theories as well as
principles of organizational
development in the contemporary
business settings along with the nature
of organizational performance.
•In addition to this, it also discusses
about the external and internal factors
that influence the process of
organizational development and change.
Data Collection and Analysis
•According to Ikpeze (2015), the data
collection and analysis plan of the
research comprises two different types
that are primary and secondary data
analysis techniques.
•The researcher has undertaken
secondary data analysis technique that
is, reviewing the existing journals,
literatures and articles based on
organizational development and change.
Findings and Implications
• Ikpeze, C. H. (2015). Data Collection and Analysis.
In Teaching across Cultures (pp. 29-37).
SensePublishers, Rotterdam.
• Miner, J. B. (2015). Organizational behavior 1:
Essential theories of motivation and leadership.
Routledge.
• Shockley-Zalabak, P. (2014). Fundamentals of
organizational communication. Pearson.
• Van Dooren, W., & Van de Walle, S. (Eds.).
(2016). Performance information in the public
sector: How it is used. Springer.
Findings and Implications
• However, as per Van Dooren & Van de Walle
(2016), the expected improvements in the
accountability, performance, transparency, quality
of the services as well as value for money have
not been materialized yet, at the public sector.
• There are mainly three classes of the problems
that come along performance management within
the public sector. This mainly includes
involvement, systems and technical issues.
• The externally imposed reorganizations as well as
restructurings restrict the implementation of the
performance management, in a successful manner.
• Moreover, in the words of Miner (2015), there are
certain internal and external factors that affect the
organizational development and change. The
internal forces mainly include management
change, organizational restructuring and
intrapreneurship.
• On the other hand, the external forces typically
include economics, competition, technology,
globalization and legislation. Understanding the
changes can help the company to a large extent
and moreover, it is important to keep a track of
the organizational changes and adopt appropriate
change management approaches, at the right time.
• In addition to this, the organizations employ
certain strategies in order to affect change and
development which involves diagnosing the
resistance, assessing the level of changes and
influencing the employees for accepting change.
The design or structure also describes how the
environment, organizational strategy and
technology affect change. Lastly, educating and
training the employees lead to betterment of the
organization and its development.
References
•As per Miner (2015), organizational
development is the field of research,
practice and theory that is dedicated
to expand the effectiveness or
knowledge of people in order to
accomplish more successful
organizational performance and
change.
•The key concepts of organizational
developmental theory in the
contemporary business environment
comprise organizational climate,
organizational culture and
organizational strategies.
•Moreover, Shockley-Zalabak
(2014) suggested some critical
points for enhancing the
performances of the employees. This
can be done by initiating the
processes of internal change, self
assessment and strategic planning.
•Enhancing the organizational
performance demonstrates how the
organizations cooperate to yield
better outcomes.