Question 1

According to Beckhard (1969), the basic building block of an organization is ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  individuals 
B)  teams 
C)  applications 
D)  technology 
A)  individuals 
B)  teams 
C)  applications 
D)  technology

Question 2

Which of the following reasons identifies that values are important to OD practitioners due to the humaninstic nature of OD ensuring growth, development, and learning?

Accepted Answer

A)  Values guide choices about how to proceed. 
B)  Values provide a larger vision that extends beyond any individual intervention. 
C)  Values distinguish OD from other methods of consulting and change. 
D)  Values help evaluate how well something went. 
A)  Values guide choices about how to proceed. 
B)  Values provide a larger vision that extends beyond any individual intervention. 
C)  Values distinguish OD from other methods of consulting and change. 
D)  Values help evaluate how well something went.

Question 3

Collaborative practices thrive in a competitive environment in which it is valued and rewarded to withhold information or mislead to gain status and authority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

OD practitioners can easily "turn on" new values or "turn off" old values within organizations as they engage in their consultation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Values are simple and never seem complex.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Dysfunctional energy is a key indicator that which of the values needs to be espoused?

Accepted Answer

A)  Valuing the Whole Person 
B)  The Importance of Groups and Teams 
C)  Dialogue and Collaboration 
D)  Authenticity, Openness, and Trust 
A)  Valuing the Whole Person 
B)  The Importance of Groups and Teams 
C)  Dialogue and Collaboration 
D)  Authenticity, Openness, and Trust

Question 7

Individuals also form ______ groups that are comprised of colleagues, friends, and associates from various departments.

Accepted Answer

A)  formal 
B)  informal 
C)  planned 
D)  unplanned 
A)  formal 
B)  informal 
C)  planned 
D)  unplanned

Question 8

Being authentic means

Accepted Answer

A)  being competitive while seeking status and authority. 
B)  withholding information in an effort to succeed. 
C)  telling followers what they want to hear. 
D)  being straightforward, genuine, honest, truthful. 
A)  being competitive while seeking status and authority. 
B)  withholding information in an effort to succeed. 
C)  telling followers what they want to hear. 
D)  being straightforward, genuine, honest, truthful.

Question 9

Which of the following is a way in which leaders demonstrate trust?

Accepted Answer

A)  withholding information 
B)  dictating practices 
C)  including employees in dialogues and discussion 
D)  misleading to gain status 
A)  withholding information 
B)  dictating practices 
C)  including employees in dialogues and discussion 
D)  misleading to gain status

Question 10

What value, perhaps, differentiates OD from most other management and consulting work?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Importance of Groups and Teams 
B)  Growth, Development, and Learning 
C)  Valuing the Whole Person 
D)  Dialogue and Collaboration 
A)  The Importance of Groups and Teams 
B)  Growth, Development, and Learning 
C)  Valuing the Whole Person 
D)  Dialogue and Collaboration

Question 11

Which current value in OD relates to recognizing individual's feelings and acknowledging workforce diversity?

Accepted Answer

A)  Dialogue and Collaboration 
B)  Growth, Development, and Learning 
C)  Valuing the Whole Person 
D)  Authenticity, Openness, and Trust 
A)  Dialogue and Collaboration 
B)  Growth, Development, and Learning 
C)  Valuing the Whole Person 
D)  Authenticity, Openness, and Trust

Question 12

While the humanistic values are initially viewed as worthy, what is one negative aspect that has been noted?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are too confusing to understand. 
B)  They are too idealistic to implement in practice. 
C)  They do not apply to OD. 
D)  They are too realistic. 
A)  They are too confusing to understand. 
B)  They are too idealistic to implement in practice. 
C)  They do not apply to OD. 
D)  They are too realistic.

Question 13

OD values have transitioned over time and have, for exaxmple, moved away from «use of status for maintaining power and personal prestige » toward a view of ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  confirming them as human beings 
B)  making appropriate confrontation 
C)  use of status for organizationally relevant purposes 
D)  greater emphasis on collaboration 
A)  confirming them as human beings 
B)  making appropriate confrontation 
C)  use of status for organizationally relevant purposes 
D)  greater emphasis on collaboration

Question 14

Which of the following challenges in holding to the OD values relates to academia viewing OD as a set of techniques that resulted in certain outcomes rather than if techniques appropriately applied to core values of the field ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Financial and economic tensions 
B)  The push to see OD as technology 
C)  Management culture and expectations 
D)  Research 
A)  Financial and economic tensions 
B)  The push to see OD as technology 
C)  Management culture and expectations 
D)  Research

Question 15

Participation is a "silver bullet" to eliminate all organizational problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

According to Beckhard (1969), the basic building block of an organization is ______.

Which of the following reasons identifies that values are important to OD practitioners due to the humaninstic nature of OD ensuring growth, development, and learning?

Collaborative practices thrive in a competitive environment in which it is valued and rewarded to withhold information or mislead to gain status and authority.

OD practitioners can easily "turn on" new values or "turn off" old values within organizations as they engage in their consultation.

Values are simple and never seem complex.

Dysfunctional energy is a key indicator that which of the values needs to be espoused?

Individuals also form ______ groups that are comprised of colleagues, friends, and associates from various departments.

Being authentic means

Which of the following is a way in which leaders demonstrate trust?

What value, perhaps, differentiates OD from most other management and consulting work?

Which current value in OD relates to recognizing individual's feelings and acknowledging workforce diversity?

While the humanistic values are initially viewed as worthy, what is one negative aspect that has been noted?

OD values have transitioned over time and have, for exaxmple, moved away from «use of status for maintaining power and personal prestige » toward a view of ______.

Which of the following challenges in holding to the OD values relates to academia viewing OD as a set of techniques that resulted in certain outcomes rather than if techniques appropriately applied to core values of the field ?

Participation is a "silver bullet" to eliminate all organizational problems.

What Is Organization Development

History of Organization Development

Foundations of Organizational Change

The Organization Development Practitioner and the OD Process

Entry and Contracting

Data Gathering

Diagnosis and Feedback

An Introduction to Interventions

Individual Interventions

Team Interventions

Whole Organization and Multiple Organization Interventions: Part 1

Whole Organization and Multiple Organization Interventions: Part 2

Sustaining Change, Evaluating, and Ending an Engagement

Global Issues in Organization Development

The Future of Organization Development

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Exam 3: Core Values and Ethics of Organization Development

According to Beckhard (1969), the basic building block of an organization is ______.

Which of the following reasons identifies that values are important to OD practitioners due to the humaninstic nature of OD ensuring growth, development, and learning?

Collaborative practices thrive in a competitive environment in which it is valued and rewarded to withhold information or mislead to gain status and authority.

OD practitioners can easily "turn on" new values or "turn off" old values within organizations as they engage in their consultation.

Values are simple and never seem complex.

Dysfunctional energy is a key indicator that which of the values needs to be espoused?

Individuals also form ______ groups that are comprised of colleagues, friends, and associates from various departments.

Being authentic means

Which of the following is a way in which leaders demonstrate trust?

What value, perhaps, differentiates OD from most other management and consulting work?

Which current value in OD relates to recognizing individual's feelings and acknowledging workforce diversity?

While the humanistic values are initially viewed as worthy, what is one negative aspect that has been noted?

OD values have transitioned over time and have, for exaxmple, moved away from «use of status for maintaining power and personal prestige » toward a view of ______.

Which of the following challenges in holding to the OD values relates to academia viewing OD as a set of techniques that resulted in certain outcomes rather than if techniques appropriately applied to core values of the field ?

Participation is a "silver bullet" to eliminate all organizational problems.

What Is Organization Development

History of Organization Development

Foundations of Organizational Change

The Organization Development Practitioner and the OD Process

Entry and Contracting

Data Gathering

Diagnosis and Feedback

An Introduction to Interventions

Individual Interventions

Team Interventions

Whole Organization and Multiple Organization Interventions: Part 1

Whole Organization and Multiple Organization Interventions: Part 2

Sustaining Change, Evaluating, and Ending an Engagement

Global Issues in Organization Development

The Future of Organization Development

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