Organizational development : environmental Pressures, the military setting, and the ultimate test.
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Authors
Langford, William Don
Subjects
organizational development (OD)
military sociology
military history
combat
organizational effectiveness (OE)
readiness
final combat effectiveness
civil support
productive organizations
all-volunteer force
organizational effectiveness staff officer (OESO)
training and management
stress
military sociology
military history
combat
organizational effectiveness (OE)
readiness
final combat effectiveness
civil support
productive organizations
all-volunteer force
organizational effectiveness staff officer (OESO)
training and management
stress
Advisors
McGonigal, Richard A.
Date of Issue
1978-06
Date
June 1978
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
Many on-going actions are in progress to maintain an
effective military establishment. One such action has been
in the area of Organizational Development (OD) . The three
major services, the Air Force, Navy, and. Army have generated
programs which, in theory employ the technology of Organizational
Development „ The goals of these OD efforts all
purport to improve organizational functioning in the areas of
efficiency, effectiveness, and in total combat readiness.
These military OD programs are in various stages of institutionalization.
Because of their growing size and influence,
it is felt to be an appropriate time to evaluate their usefulness.
The ultimate test for the effectiveness of a military
unit is, of course, under combat conditions. Unfortunately,
there is little precedent to say that OD in the
military is good or bad under the stress of combat . This
thesis provides a context for looking at OD in the military
by analyzing the environmental pressures, the current OD
effort, and considers the use of OD under combat conditions.
It identifies the likely benefits, the potential dangers of
using such a change approach, and makes recommendations on
how to accomplish the goal of improving organizational
functioning using OD consultants under combat conditions.
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Thesis
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Department
Administrative Sciences
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
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