In order for planned organizational change to advance in both theory and
practice, there must be a concomitant advancement in the willingness
and ability of change agents to assess the change process effectively. This
paper explores the current OD assessment milieu and proposes a model to
help clarify assessment. Each feature of the model is defined, and charac
teristic problems are discussed in light of current methods and theory. As
a means of summary, guidelines are proposed to enhance the assessability
of potential change activities.
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