Test Bank for Final Exam.
1. Which is generally correct concerning OD practitioners?
a. they are people utilizing OD principles in their profession
b. they may share a common set of humanistic values
c. they have similar training, skills, and knowledge
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d
2. Which of the following is not a "core" skill of an OD practitioner?
a. intrapersonal skills
b. interpersonal skills
c. general consultation skills
d. financial management skills
ANSWER: d
3. One of the major limitations of the internal consultant is
a. their lack of understanding of the organization
b. their access to information
c. their potential loss of objectivity
d. their lack of training
ANSWER: c
4. Which of the following is a foundation competency required of organization development practitioners?
a. organization design
b. systems dynamics
c. individual psychology
d. organizational development history
ANSWER: c
5. Which is true of external OD consultants?
a. they are younger than internal OD consultants
b. they have less experience than internal OD consultants
c. they spend less time in OD than do internal OD practitioners
d. none of the above
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,ANSWER: d
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, 6. The evidence suggests that OD careers are
a. "cake" jobs
b. stressful
c. 5 day weeks--8 hour days
d. informal
ANSWER: b
7. Ethical dilemmas of the OD practitioner concern
a. misrepresentation
b. misuse of data
c. value and goal conflict
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d
8. refers to the ability to recognize and express emotions appropriately, to use emotions
in decisions, and to regulate emotions.
a. ethics
b. emotional intelligence
c. intervention
d. evaluation
ANSWER: b
9. The term Organizational Development Practitioners refers specifically to external consultants on large
scale projects.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: False
10. Following entry and contracting, an OD practitioner starts diagnosing an organization or department.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: True
11. To be able to design and execute an intervention is not a requirement for the OD practitioner.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: False
12. With the development of new and varied intervention approaches, the role of the OD professional
needs to be seen as being along the entire continuum from client-centered to consultant-centered.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: True
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1. Which is generally correct concerning OD practitioners?
a. they are people utilizing OD principles in their profession
b. they may share a common set of humanistic values
c. they have similar training, skills, and knowledge
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d
2. Which of the following is not a "core" skill of an OD practitioner?
a. intrapersonal skills
b. interpersonal skills
c. general consultation skills
d. financial management skills
ANSWER: d
3. One of the major limitations of the internal consultant is
a. their lack of understanding of the organization
b. their access to information
c. their potential loss of objectivity
d. their lack of training
ANSWER: c
4. Which of the following is a foundation competency required of organization development practitioners?
a. organization design
b. systems dynamics
c. individual psychology
d. organizational development history
ANSWER: c
5. Which is true of external OD consultants?
a. they are younger than internal OD consultants
b. they have less experience than internal OD consultants
c. they spend less time in OD than do internal OD practitioners
d. none of the above
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,ANSWER: d
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, 6. The evidence suggests that OD careers are
a. "cake" jobs
b. stressful
c. 5 day weeks--8 hour days
d. informal
ANSWER: b
7. Ethical dilemmas of the OD practitioner concern
a. misrepresentation
b. misuse of data
c. value and goal conflict
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d
8. refers to the ability to recognize and express emotions appropriately, to use emotions
in decisions, and to regulate emotions.
a. ethics
b. emotional intelligence
c. intervention
d. evaluation
ANSWER: b
9. The term Organizational Development Practitioners refers specifically to external consultants on large
scale projects.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: False
10. Following entry and contracting, an OD practitioner starts diagnosing an organization or department.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: True
11. To be able to design and execute an intervention is not a requirement for the OD practitioner.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: False
12. With the development of new and varied intervention approaches, the role of the OD professional
needs to be seen as being along the entire continuum from client-centered to consultant-centered.
a. True
b. False ANSWER: True
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