CFOC Week 2 Discussion

To prepare:

Select two of the theories presented this week and apply each to a contemporary organization. The organization that you choose should not be your current or former employer.

OD Theories

• Action Research
• Campbell’s theory of performance
• Complexity Theory
• Family systems theory (needed for the Week 6 application)
• Groupthink
• Individual differences
• Kotter’s 8 Step Process of Change
• Lewin’s change theory
• McKinsey 7-S Model
• Organizational development theory
• Social identity theory
• Social learning theory
• Stage Theory of Change
• Systems theory
• Theory of planned behavior
• Theory of reasoned action
• Theory X, Theory Y

Then

• Identify the two OD theories you selected.
• Explain how the two theories you selected reflect an issue the organization is currently facing.
• Explain how you could use these two theories to help the organization better understand and resolve the issue.
• Describe some methods and processes that you would use to explain these two theories, and their relevance, to your client.