title: Organizational development.
abstract: Organizational development is a widely used concept in industry and the NHS. It tends to be associated with the softer side of management, and this often masks the complex set of ideas it represents. Its currency in the NHS has risen, especially in the last decade, because its application in practice is closely linked to the process of managing change. This article reviews the definitions of organizational development and explains how the concept can be used to underpin organizational change.
authors: Homerton Hospital, London.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Oakley
mesh_terms: D006808:Humanism; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D013222:State Medicine / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006113:United Kingdom