This study consists of three parts. The first part analyzes major differences between organization development values and national culture in the United States and in Eastern Europe. The second part of the study describes the social development-or social planning-in Eastern Europe. The third part presents three basic strategies for successful organization development applications in Esteem Europe and describes a culture-sensitive general framework for organization development and change developed by the author
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