Difference Between Organization Development and Management Development

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 a 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

SL	Points of Difference	Organization Development	Management Development
1	Scope	Includes all parts of the organization	Includes training of executives and managers only.
2	Nature	Both qualitative and quantitative development is involved.	Only qualitative development takes palace.
3	Method	Important methods are survey, feedback, grid, conformation, etc.	Important methods are case study, discussion, role-playing, T-group training, etc.
4	Duration	Duration is long-term.	Duration is short term.
5	Macro-micro	OD is a macro process	MD is a micro process.
6	Part	It is not a part of management development	It is a part of organization development
7	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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• What is Organizational Development?
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• Objectives of Organization Development
• Importance of Organization Development
• Characteristics of Organization Development
• Principles of Organization Development
• Role of Management for Organizational Development
• Tips for Organization Development
• Organization Development Process
• Functions of Organization Development
• Components of Organization Development Process
• Variables in Organizational Development Approach
• Assumptions of Organization Development