The Role of Innovation in Organizational Development

Abstract

This article examines some of the implications of innovation research for organizational development. Since the underlying values that guide organizational development activities are humanistic, change agents are often invited to concentrate their energies more on increasing personal growth than on the improvement of organizational performance. There is, however, no basis for assuming that self actualization will make organizations more effective or efficient. The aim of article is to show how by focusing on innovation (technical/structural/and physical changes), organizational development can contribute to both individual growth and increased effectiveness.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA124037

Entities

People

  • Robert H. Davis

Organizations

  • U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences

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Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

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  • Air Defense
  • Applied Psychology
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Defense Systems
  • Families (Human)
  • Governments
  • Group Dynamics
  • Human Behavior
  • Military Research
  • Organizational Structure
  • Psychological Phenomena And Processes
  • Psychology
  • Second World War
  • Social Psychology
  • Social Sciences
  • Students
  • United States

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  • Economics
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Systems Analysis and Design