Trends in OD
The future of OD, its present relevance and continued viability, have been the subject of considerable debate in recent years (Bradford and Burke, 2005). Much of this debate has focused on whether or not the more traditional humanistic values espoused by the founders of the field are still relevant or should be challenged by a set of more pragmatic business considerations (e.g. Worley and Feyerherm, 2003). There are also concerns that OD has become overly tool and technique oriented versus theory based (e.g. Bunker, Alban and Lewicki, 2004).