Deck 3: The Organization Development Practitioner

Question 1

OD practitioners have recently given greater focus to organizational effectiveness and bottom line results.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Following entry and contracting, an OD practitioner starts with diagnosing an organization or department.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Compare and contrast the client-centered and consultant-centered approaches to OD. Discuss situations where each might be appropriate.

Answer 3

Not ANS

Question 4

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
E) only A and C are not

Question 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

Question 6

All OD practitioners fully prescribe to traditional OD values, and have extensive training and experience in the social and political aspects of interventions.

Question 7

Ethical dilemmas of the OD practitioner concern

A) misrepresentation
B) misuse of data
C) coercion
D) value and goal conflict
E) all of the above

Question 8

The consultant-centered OD practitioner may have to

A) takes on a modified role of "expert"
B) always adopt the role of the "expert"
C) never adopt the role of the "expert"
D) none of the above

Question 9

To be able to design and execute an intervention is a minor requirement for the OD practitioner.

Question 10

The research about the skills/knowledge of an effective OD practitioner is increasing.

Question 11

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
E) none of the above

Question 12

From the list below, what is/are the primary advantage(s) for understanding emotional intelligence?

A) addressing resistance
B) gaining commitment
C) addressing ambiguity
D) all the above
E) none of the above

Question 13

Contrast the role of the internal consultant with that of the external consultant.

Question 14

Discuss the role of the OD practitioner in depth. Outline the skills associated with effective practitioners.

Question 15

What are the ethical considerations of an OD practitioner?

Question 16

All managers are OD practitioners.

Question 17

Despite the flexibility of the OD profession, most OD professionals have had specific training in OD.

Question 18

The evidence suggests that OD careers are

A) "cake" jobs
B) stressful
C) 5 day weeks-8 hour days
D) 6 or 7 day weeks-14 hour days frequently
E) B and D

Question 19

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
E) none of the above

Question 20

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.