Possibilities of organizational development in the Hungarian agriculture prior to joining to EU

After socio-economic transition in Hungary agricultural enterprises had to change in being able to fit themselves into a new context of market economy indicated by the alterations of the external economic environment. Alterat ions in the inner and outer environment forced them to change their organiz ational structure. Necessary changes, however, do not seem to happen sponta neously, hence it is required to apply and/or hire organizational developme nt methods and experts. The system of changes includes a complex pattern of multi-level, multi-late ral and multi-directional set of adjustments leading the enterprises toward s turning themselves to real beneficiaries of the targeted changes. Using organizational development as a process and as a method offers a poss ibility also for the agricultural enterprises to turn their handling of act ual changes into a process when and within they can develop both their orga nizational and human structure in a positive way.