Chapter 9 discusses Organization Development (OD) and Sense-Making Approaches. OD is the practice of planned, systemic change in the beliefs, attitudes and values of employees for individual and company growth. The purpose of OD is to enable an organization to better respond and adapt to industry/market changes and technological advances. In todays post we will focus on five benefits of OD from continuous improvement to increased profits.

*Continuous improvement: Companies that engage in organizational development commit to continually improving their business and offerings.

instructions: give your thoughts as to why the above scenario (continuous improvement) would be a benefit to the improved OD for a company. Be sure your response is thorough and complete, includes two paragraphs of at least 3 sentences.