Organizational development involves change at the organization level. Changes in individuals and groups typically are a part of this process, but the goal is to bring about changes that are widespread, extending beyond the individual group to the organization as a whole, or a major portion of it. Many changes occur naturally as organizations pass through their life cycles. Generally, these changes are initiated and directed by those who hold power, such as top management in the bureaucratic organization. Organizational development, however, is a process of data collection, diagnosis, action planning, intervention and change, and evaluation of results applied to a whole organization or a large component of it. Although there has been continuing uncertainty as to what methods and procedures should be included in the concept of organization development, in general its aims are to:…