Question: I know you can only answer one but I will gurantee a thumbs up and boost if all are answered. 1 . The diagnostic phase
I know you can only answer one but I will gurantee a thumbs up and boost if all are answered.
The diagnostic phase in an OD program leads to
a a change in technology
b survey feedback
c a change in people and structure
d intervention strategies
e questionnaires and surveys
Structural change strategies
a introduce new machinery and automation to the job
b modify elements such as authority and span of control of the organization
c are normally highly successful as they improve the morale and motivation of members
d attempt to improve the level of morale, motivation, and commitment of members
e all of the above
The factor to determine if a change strategy is an OD strategy is
a the credentials of the practitioner
b the process used to carry out the strategy
c if the strategy was developed after the diagnostic stage
d if structural, technical, and behavioral strategies are all equally used
e answers c and d
Increasingly, OD practitioners
a use technological change strategies as they lead to increases in productivity
b find several intervention strategies that they are more successful and comfortable with
c place emphasis upon behavioral change strategies
d practice primarily behavioral and structural including managerial change strategies
e take an integrated approach to change
In addition to analyzing the organizations formal structure, the practitioner must
a study the overt activity and disregard covert activities
b interview each of the organizations members
c consider the interdependence between subsystems
d disregard overt and cove
The iceberg analogy of change proposes that
a intervention strategies should address both visible and hidden aspects of an organization
b some members have behaviors and ideas that are frozen or unchangeable
c the observable elements of an organization can be changed
d the hidden elements of an organization cannot be changed as they are too deeply rooted in the organizations culture
e answers c and d
Stream analysis begins with
b surveys and feedback sessions
c the practitioner planning an intervention strategy for the client system
d the client and the practitioner identifying key behavioral, structural, and technical interventions that need to be implemented
e all of the above
Intervention strategies can best be described as
a implementing techniques that have been shown to best bring about change
b implementing methods that organization questionnaires have shown to be requested by members
c formulating surveys and questionnaires to determine the extent of problems
d planned and directed means to improve the functioning of the client system
e successful when they have considered behavioral consequences
In selecting an appropriate intervention, the practitioner and client should consider if
a the costs outweigh the benefits
b the techniques will be acceptable to the client system
c there are any potential negative consequences
d all of the above
e answers b and c
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