Are OD and Analytics Twins Separated at Birth? Toward an Integrated Framework

Abstract

Organization development (OD) and people analytics (PA) have developed and are typically practiced as entirely separate and nonoverlapping disciplines in organizations. We review the principles underlying each of the two disciplines and show much greater overlap and similarities than commonly believed. An integrated framework is provided, along with examples of OD tools that should be part of the PA toolkit for any practitioner. Case studies of what the integrated framework looks like when applied in practice are discussed.

Citation

Levenson, A., Stevenson, M. and Fink, A. (2021), "Are OD and Analytics Twins Separated at Birth? Toward an Integrated Framework", (Rami) Shani, A.B. and Noumair, D.A. (Ed.) Research in Organizational Change and Development (Research in Organizational Change and Development, Vol. 29), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 1-31. https://doi.org/10.1108/S0897-301620210000029002