Deck 3: The Organization Development Practitioner

Question 1

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.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

What are the ethical considerations of an OD practitioner?

Answer 2

answer not provided.

Question 3

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 3

C

Question 4

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

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

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

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

The evidence suggests that OD careers are

A) "cake" jobs
B) stressful
C) 5 day weeks--8 hour days
D) informal

Question 10

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

Question 11

To be able to design and execute an intervention is not a requirement for the OD practitioner.

Question 12

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

Question 13

Ethical dilemmas of the OD practitioner concern

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

Question 14

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

Question 15

The term Organizational Development Practitioners refers specifically to external consultants on large scale projects.

Question 16

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

Question 17

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