The management works under the organization. Organization Development (OD) means the development of overall development activities. It is not a part of any development process.
Rather management development is a part of OD. However, there are a few dimensions differentiating both OD and management development.
The following table shows the difference between organization development and management development:-
Difference between organization development and management development
Points of Difference |
Organization development |
Management development |
Scope |
Includes all parts of the organization | Includes training of executives and managers only. |
Nature |
Both qualitative and quantitative development is involved. | Only qualitative development takes palace. |
Method |
Important methods are survey, feedback, grid, conformation, etc. | Important methods are case study, discussion, role-playing, T-group training, etc. |
Duration |
Duration is long-term. | Duration is short term. |
Macro-micro |
OD is a macro process | MD is a micro process. |
Part |
It is not a part of management development | It is a part of organization development |
External help |
It is not difficult to develop without external help. | For effective development of managers independent of managers, independent organization’s help may be a must. |

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