organizational development. Description A detailed report on leading organizational development (OD). The length of the report is minimum 3000 words; maximum 4000 words. It will assess the students’ ability to align theory with practice through weekly on-site class room interaction with faculty-facilitated independent work. This in-depth analytical work will assess your skill to adopt appropriate OD principles in application to policy making and change regarding your place of employment (work).

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Bierema, L. (2020). An introduction to organizational development (2nd ed.). Bridgepoint Education.

Wk 1 Discussion 1:

Prior to beginning this discussion, complete the How to assess change readiness (Links to an external site.) assessment. Provide a summary of your results and a brief discussion stating if you agree with them, or not.

Wk 1 Discussion 2:

Select two change models in Chapter 2. Compare and contrast the models and, referencing this week’s lecture, discuss resistance, or how change could be embraced.

Wk 1 Assignment:

Intervention

In a two- to three- page paper (not including the title and reference pages) select a, b, or c from the list below and compare and contrast the change interventions.

a. Transitional and Transformational Change

b. First and Second Order Change

c. Operational and Strategic Change

You must use at least two scholarly journal articles that reference the selected change interventions, in addition to the text, and format your paper according to APA style guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.

A. Why is organizational development planned change?
B. Explain how planned change is important for organizations in today?s dynamic environment. Answer both parts of the question.

Support your post with evidence from the class text, material from an outside source or personal experience. Your response should be a few paragraphs.