Building on a sound research base from the behavioural sciences, OD started in the 60s with great promise. From the early Hawthorne studies and then expanded by the work of Argyris, French, McGregor, Likert, Marrow, Maslow and others OD appeared to open up an entirely new way to produce change and to manage organizations.
Organization Development Experiences – A Case for Enriching HRD through OD