ORGANIZATIONAL DIAGNOSIS

Organizational Diagnosis

Organizational Diagnosis

What is Organizational Diagnosis

Organizational diagnosis consists of recognizing problem symptoms (unacceptable profits, high employee turnover, and absenteeism) and identifying root causes of these symptoms. Organizational change efforts are initiated because change agents feel there is a need for change, which is known as discrepancy, reflected in the gap between the organization's current state and its ideal or hoped for state. To embrace a change, change recipients (the organization and people) must believe that a discrepancy exists, otherwise proposed changes are interpreted as arbitrary. Resistance of various groups crop up that is one of the largest obstacles in the ...