Question 1

Which of the following is an example of a sustainability initiative?

Accepted Answer

A)  using web-conferencing more than travel 
B)  printing on two-sides of the paper 
C)  encouraging recycling 
D)  all of the above 
A)  using web-conferencing more than travel 
B)  printing on two-sides of the paper 
C)  encouraging recycling 
D)  all of the above D

Question 2

A recent global study found that most CEOs do not value sustainability as a critical component of the future success of their firms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following skills are useful when GSCOs establish bridging with other organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  time management 
B)  organization 
C)  networking 
D)  structuring 
A)  time management 
B)  organization 
C)  networking 
D)  structuring C

Question 4

GSCOs create horizontal linkages that include channels of communication and influence upward to governmental and policy-level decision-making processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

GSCOs build themselves into viable organizations by .

Accepted Answer

A)  building local organization effectiveness 
B)  creating bridges with other relevant organizations 
C)  developing vertical linkages with policymakers 
D)  all of the above 
A)  building local organization effectiveness 
B)  creating bridges with other relevant organizations 
C)  developing vertical linkages with policymakers 
D)  all of the above

Question 6

Based on the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development's description of sustainability, SMOs should be able to .

Accepted Answer

A)  generate sustainable outcomes across economic, social, and ecological goals 
B)  improve employee commitment to recycling 
C)  identify ways to promote their commitment to the environment 
D)  educate consumers about the importance of sustainability initiatives 
A)  generate sustainable outcomes across economic, social, and ecological goals 
B)  improve employee commitment to recycling 
C)  identify ways to promote their commitment to the environment 
D)  educate consumers about the importance of sustainability initiatives

Question 7

Strategic intent to support sustainable effectiveness consists of allocating appropriate resources.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Sustainable Management Organizations (SMO) interventions ask the question, .

Accepted Answer

A)  how can we develop organizations to achieve sustainable effectiveness? 
B)  why is practicing sustainability principles valuable? 
C)  how can organizations improve customer perceived value? 
D)  what matters to stakeholders? 
A)  how can we develop organizations to achieve sustainable effectiveness? 
B)  why is practicing sustainability principles valuable? 
C)  how can organizations improve customer perceived value? 
D)  what matters to stakeholders?

Question 9

The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development's description of sustainability is "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In which of the following areas do SMOs (sustainable management organizations) perform in order to achieve sustainable effectiveness?

Accepted Answer

A)  people 
B)  planet 
C)  profit 
D)  all of the above 
A)  people 
B)  planet 
C)  profit 
D)  all of the above

Question 11

Which of the following is false about GSCOs?

Accepted Answer

A)  they advocate a mission of economic prosperity 
B)  their missions are supported by a network structure 
C)  they may interact with constituencies which are in conflict 
D)  they have strong values that guide their work 
A)  they advocate a mission of economic prosperity 
B)  their missions are supported by a network structure 
C)  they may interact with constituencies which are in conflict 
D)  they have strong values that guide their work

Question 12

Organizations should generate sustainable outcomes across economic, social, and ecological objectives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

GSCOs are part of a social innovation movement to foster the emergence of a global civilization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Because GSCOs have such an honorable mission, it is rare for their stakeholders to be in conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

GSCOs have as their primary task to serve as an agent of change in creating environmentally and socially sustainable world futures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following characteristics are typical of GSCOs?

Accepted Answer

A)  they are cross-sectorial 
B)  they are functionally organized 
C)  they value task-orientation first and foremost 
D)  all of the above 
A)  they are cross-sectorial 
B)  they are functionally organized 
C)  they value task-orientation first and foremost 
D)  all of the above

Question 17

Upon which of the following does an SMO derive its long-term success?

Accepted Answer

A)  a powerful board of directors 
B)  its code of ethics 
C)  its organizational identity 
D)  its mission 
A)  a powerful board of directors 
B)  its code of ethics 
C)  its organizational identity 
D)  its mission

Question 18

Explain the three activities with which GSCOs enact planned change.

Accepted Answer

GSCOs use three types of activities to e

Question 19

Describe the dimensions that support sustainable effectiveness as SMOs assign resource allocations.

Accepted Answer

Strategic intent to support sustainable

Question 20

SMOs deliberately integrate economic, social, and ecological objectives. Explain this statement.

Accepted Answer

SMOs deliberately integrate economic, so

Exam 21: Organization Development for Economic, Ecological, and Social Outcomes

Which of the following is an example of a sustainability initiative?

A recent global study found that most CEOs do not value sustainability as a critical component of the future success of their firms.

Which of the following skills are useful when GSCOs establish bridging with other organizations?

GSCOs create horizontal linkages that include channels of communication and influence upward to governmental and policy-level decision-making processes.

GSCOs build themselves into viable organizations by .

Based on the United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development's description of sustainability, SMOs should be able to .

Strategic intent to support sustainable effectiveness consists of allocating appropriate resources.

Sustainable Management Organizations (SMO) interventions ask the question, .

The United Nations World Commission on Environment and Development's description of sustainability is "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."

In which of the following areas do SMOs (sustainable management organizations) perform in order to achieve sustainable effectiveness?

Which of the following is false about GSCOs?

Organizations should generate sustainable outcomes across economic, social, and ecological objectives.

GSCOs are part of a social innovation movement to foster the emergence of a global civilization.

Because GSCOs have such an honorable mission, it is rare for their stakeholders to be in conflict.

GSCOs have as their primary task to serve as an agent of change in creating environmentally and socially sustainable world futures.

Which of the following characteristics are typical of GSCOs?

Upon which of the following does an SMO derive its long-term success?

Explain the three activities with which GSCOs enact planned change.

Describe the dimensions that support sustainable effectiveness as SMOs assign resource allocations.

SMOs deliberately integrate economic, social, and ecological objectives. Explain this statement.

General Introduction to Organization Development

The Nature of Planned Change

The Organization Development Practitioner

Entering and Contracting

Diagnosing

Collecting, Analyzing, and Feeding Back Diagnostic Information

Designing Interventions

Managing Change

Evaluating and Institutionalizing Organization Development Interventions

Interpersonal and Group Process Approaches

Organization Process Approaches

Restructuring Organizations

Employee Involvement

Work Design

Performance Management

Talent Management

Workforce Diversity and Wellness

Transformational Change

Continuous Change

Transorganizational Change

Organization Development in Nonindustrial Settings: Health Care, and School Systems

Future Directions in Organization Development

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