Today’s organizations are experiencing extremely complex, system-wide social, economic, political and climate change. These issues impact every facet of life today. Organizations need leaders who can understand the complexity of organizational systems from small businesses to international entities. At all levels, they need agents of change who can master this rapidly changing world, new technologies, workforce needs and government regulations. Graduates of the MAODL program are primed to meet these challenges. 

Organization development involves an ongoing process of implementing effective organizational change interventions. OD is a field of applied science focused on understanding and managing organizational effectiveness and is interdisciplinary in nature and draws on the behavioral, systems, organizational and management sciences. the practice of OD has incorporated new and emerging fields of study into a much more multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary approach to change and organizational effectiveness. 

Leaders to day must be able to diagnose complex systemic issues facing their organization and then design and implement interventions that are planned organization-wide, and designed to increase organization effectiveness and health. Knowledge of complex systems, organizational culture and dynamics combined with a deep understanding or organizational processes is critical to organizational effectiveness and survival. Graduates of the MAODL program are not only prepared to guide and assist organizations through change initiatives, they are better prepared to be the leaders of these organizations as they navigate through complex, systemwide change initiatives. Opportunities for organization development professionals include leading and consulting in business, education, for profit, not-for-profit, government, international NGOs, political and other kinds of organizations. 

Why do students like you choose this program?

• Hands-on learning with real-world cases and partnership organizations
• Multi-disciplinary view of systems in science and learning
• Opportunities in business, education, non-profit, government, NGOs, politics, and consulting
• Mentorship opportunities