Question 1

The extent to which members of a society value and accept status differences refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  uncertainty avoidance 
B)  individualism 
C)  power distance 
D)  achievement orientation 
E)  diversity 
A)  uncertainty avoidance 
B)  individualism 
C)  power distance 
D)  achievement orientation 
E)  diversity C

Question 2

Changing to a transnational strategic orientation typically involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  gaining the ability to coordinate operations on a worldwide basis 
B)  centralizing structures 
C)  standardizing products 
D)  ethnocentric staffing 
A)  gaining the ability to coordinate operations on a worldwide basis 
B)  centralizing structures 
C)  standardizing products 
D)  ethnocentric staffing A

Question 3

Change agents working in global social change organizations need to possess good networking skills

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

OD interventions that improve local subsidiary effectiveness are more likely to support a global strategic orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Global social change organizations tend to be dominated by a strong set of normative values and beliefs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Describe how OD interventions need to be adapted to fit different cultural contexts.

Accepted Answer

OD interventions need to be adapted to f

Question 7

Which of the following is not a worldwide strategic orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Global 
B)  Multinational 
C)  Transitional 
D)  International 
E)  none of the above 
A)  Global 
B)  Multinational 
C)  Transitional 
D)  International 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Many of the traditional OD interventions can be used to help organizations operating in foreign cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

OD interventions in organizations implementing a global strategic orientation will most likely focus on:

Accepted Answer

A)  efficiency 
B)  interpersonal relationships between the parent country and the subsidiary officer 
C)  decentralizing decision making policies 
D)  clarifying geocentric personnel policies 
A)  efficiency 
B)  interpersonal relationships between the parent country and the subsidiary officer 
C)  decentralizing decision making policies 
D)  clarifying geocentric personnel policies

Question 10

A worldwide organization:

Accepted Answer

A)  offers products or services in more than one country 
B)  must balance product, functional, and graphic concerns 
C)  utilizes home country personnel whenever possible 
D)  A and B 
E)  all of the above 
A)  offers products or services in more than one country 
B)  must balance product, functional, and graphic concerns 
C)  utilizes home country personnel whenever possible 
D)  A and B 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

How do global social change organizations differ from traditional organizations?

Accepted Answer

Global social change organizations diffe

Question 12

OD interventions implemented under traditional OD assumptions are most likely to work well in industrialized economies with values that fit with traditional OD assumptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which economic and cultural context tends to be most difficult for traditional OD processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Industrial/Low power distance 
B)  Industrial/Low individualism 
C)  Industrializing/High power distance 
D)  Industrial/ High fit 
E)  Industrializing/Low individualism 
A)  Industrial/Low power distance 
B)  Industrial/Low individualism 
C)  Industrializing/High power distance 
D)  Industrial/ High fit 
E)  Industrializing/Low individualism

Question 14

Which of the following is not a reason to increase OD practice in international settings?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rapid development of foreign economies 
B)  the increasing number of international OD practitioners 
C)  the increasing sophistication of foreign firms 
D)  the emergence of a global economy 
E)  none of the above. 
A)  the rapid development of foreign economies 
B)  the increasing number of international OD practitioners 
C)  the increasing sophistication of foreign firms 
D)  the emergence of a global economy 
E)  none of the above.

Question 15

Which of the following activities are associated with OD in global social change organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  changing the values of the local organization 
B)  developing vertical linkages 
C)  building horizontal linkages 
D)  B and C 
E)  all of the above 
A)  changing the values of the local organization 
B)  developing vertical linkages 
C)  building horizontal linkages 
D)  B and C 
E)  all of the above

Question 16

A regiocentric personnel selection and recruitment policy is most likely to be associated with what type of strategic orientation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Global 
B)  Multinational 
C)  International 
D)  Transnational 
E)  Worldwide 
A)  Global 
B)  Multinational 
C)  International 
D)  Transnational 
E)  Worldwide

Question 17

Unlike more traditional organizations, global social change organizations tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  be more focused on profit 
B)  more concerned with environmental change 
C)  less politically oriented 
D)  more concerned with internal efficiencies 
A)  be more focused on profit 
B)  more concerned with environmental change 
C)  less politically oriented 
D)  more concerned with internal efficiencies

Question 18

Pick one of the worldwide strategic orientations and describe how OD can improve the implementation of that strategy.

Accepted Answer

One of the worldwide strategic orientati

Question 19

All worldwide organizations eventually evolve toward a transitional strategic orientation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 23: Organization Development in Global Settings

The extent to which members of a society value and accept status differences refers to:

Changing to a transnational strategic orientation typically involves:

Change agents working in global social change organizations need to possess good networking skills

OD interventions that improve local subsidiary effectiveness are more likely to support a global strategic orientation.

Global social change organizations tend to be dominated by a strong set of normative values and beliefs.

Describe how OD interventions need to be adapted to fit different cultural contexts.

Which of the following is not a worldwide strategic orientation?

Many of the traditional OD interventions can be used to help organizations operating in foreign cultures.

OD interventions in organizations implementing a global strategic orientation will most likely focus on:

A worldwide organization:

How do global social change organizations differ from traditional organizations?

OD interventions implemented under traditional OD assumptions are most likely to work well in industrialized economies with values that fit with traditional OD assumptions.

Which economic and cultural context tends to be most difficult for traditional OD processes?

Which of the following is not a reason to increase OD practice in international settings?

Which of the following activities are associated with OD in global social change organizations?

A regiocentric personnel selection and recruitment policy is most likely to be associated with what type of strategic orientation?

Unlike more traditional organizations, global social change organizations tend to:

Pick one of the worldwide strategic orientations and describe how OD can improve the implementation of that strategy.

All worldwide organizations eventually evolve toward a transitional strategic orientation.

General Introduction to Organization Development

The Nature of Planned Change

The Organization Development Practitioner

Entering and Contracting

Diagnosing Organizations

Multiple Choice Questions

Collecting and Analyzing Diagnostic Information

Feeding Back Diagnostic Information

Designing Interventions

Leading and Managing Change

Evaluating and Institutionalizing Organizational Development Interventions

Interpersonal and Group Process Approaches

Organization Process Approaches

Restructuring Organizations

Employee Involvement

Multiple Choice Questions

Performance Management

Developing Talent

Managing Workforce Diversity and Wellness

Transformational Change

Continuous Change

Transorganizational Change

Organization in Nonindustrial Settings: Health Care, School Systems, the Public Sector, and Family-Owned Businesses

Future Directions in Organization Development

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