Exam 5: The Organization Development Practitioner and the OD Process

In dialogic OD, there is no real "______" in the organization.

OD consulting does not differ from the expert, doctor-patient, nor mechanic models.

Strategy, change theory, and group development are examples of which of the following OD consultant competencies?

Which of the following is NOT an area that Varney describes as necessary for practitoners to be skilled:

Strategic planning and goal setting are examples of which of the following OD consultant competencies?

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of Bushe and Marshak to describe the dialogic OD practices:

Internal OD consultants work independently.

Not being able to follow through beyond interventions to see long-term results is potentially an example of which of the following?

What is defined as "a participatory democratic process concerned with developing practical knowledge in the pursuit of worthwhile human purposes… "?

Compare and contrast the OD consulting model with the three other approaches discussed in the chapter.

Within the ______ approach to consulting, the underlying notion is that clients do not have time or patience to deal with problems.

When using the ______ approach to consulting, even if the problem is successfully solved, clients will likely not know how to solve the problem themselves in the the future and will be forced to contact the consultant again.

Which stage of the consulting process is when the consultant and client review the outcomes of the intervention(s) and determining whether they resulted in the desired change?

The ______ approach to consulting frequently results in low success after implementation.

Typically, there is a diagnostic set of questions followed by a result and solution in the doctor-patient model.

Finance and accounting, HRM, and legal issues are examples of which of the following OD consultant competencies?

The mechanic model gives the consultant responsibility over virtually every aspect of the problem and the solution, and it permits the client to relinquish both accountability and responsibility for the problem.

Having less political involvement, resulting in being more truthful with less consequence is an example of which of the following?

What are some ethical issues for internal and external consultants?

OD consultants view ______ as the experts.