We live in a world of rapid and tremendous transformations. Change management which originated as Kurt Lewin’s sociological-inspired paradigm is now the buzz word in organizations as they try to align themselves towards relevance in a toss-up world of business and organization development.

Asia, as it is becoming more apparent as a global business force, must equally face up to the reality that organizational sciences are critical in the evolution of modern business practice which increasingly is no more merely production-led, but systemically designed drawing upon local and traditional wisdom and practical effectiveness.

Change whether it is in the micro or macro business environment, is a factor and a resource which needs to be understood, dealt with and exploited towards triple bottom-line performance. The lessons learned through change management, leadership and organization development can aid managers and decision makers towards greater organizational performances, something which is badly needed in today’s world.

The first-ever Asian Organization Development Association’s conference is being hosted at Assumption University in Thailand. This is our opportunity from the heart of organizational learning in an institution such as ours, to welcome you all with the heart of Thai hospitality into the heart of organizational sciences which will hopefully, give new heart to the understanding of organizational dynamics, change management and to leadership, which we hope will lead to new hearts not just for productivity but for the love of the new organizations emergent upon us.

Dr. Kitti Phothikitti
Dean, Graduate School of Business

Assumption University
Bangkok THAILAND