Discuss the four basic types of organizational development.

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Organization development (OD) is a systemwide application of behavioral science knowledge to develop, improve, and reinforce the strategies, structures, and processes that lead to organization effectiveness. The four basic types are:

1.    strategic-helping organizations conduct mergers and acquisitions, change their strategies, and develop alliances
2.    technostructural-enhancing organization structure and design, employee involvement, and work design
3.    human resource management-attracting good people, setting goals, and appraising and rewarding performance
4.    human process-improving conflict resolution, team building, communication, and leadership

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