ORGANIZATIONAL-DEVELOPMENT

Organizational development is a widely used concept in industry and th e NHS. It tends to be associated with the softer side of management, a nd this often masks the complex set of ideas it represents. Its curren cy in the NHS has risen, especially in the last decade, application in practice is closely linked to the process of managing change. This ar ticle reviews the definitions of organizational development and explai ns how the concept can be used to underpin organizational change.