Organization Development and Change 10th Edition Cummings Test Bank

Organization Development and Change
10th Edition Cummings Test Bank

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1. Intervention means:
a. valid information only
b. unplanned management manipulations
c. planned actions or events intended to increase effectiveness
d. change activities outside the organization
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: easy
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: ODAC.CUMM.15.07.01 - 07.01
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Analytic
STATE STANDARDS: United States - NONE - DISC - Group Dynamics
TOPICS: A-head: Overview of Interventions
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Knowledge
2. Which of the following is not a type of OD intervention outlined in this text?

a. human process interventions
b. human resources management
c. strategic
d. financial
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: easy
3. What aspects of an organization do OD interventions seek to change?

a. cultural context
b. specific process features
c. external environment
d. task environment
ANSWER: b
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: moderate
4. When designing OD interventions, the term "Human Resources Issues" refers to
a. the personnel practices of the organization
b. the number of organization members in conflict
c. the chain of command
d. none of the above
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: easy
KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Comprehension
5. Human resources management practitioners mainly focus on

a. structure
b. strategy only
c. people
d. information systems
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: easy
6. Which of the following best describes technostructural interventions?

a. changing the high-tech areas within the organization
b. helping organizations decide on markets, products or services
c. changing job design and division of labor
d. none of the above
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: easy
7. Key questions to ask when deciding the appropriate intervention method are
a. Have the issues been accurately diagnosed?
b. Are change methods appropriate to the organizational issues identified in diagnosis?
c. Can skills to implement the intervention be transferred to organizational members?
d. all of the above
ANSWER: d
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: MODERATE
STATE STANDARDS: United States - NONE - DISC: Group Dynamics - Group Dynamics
TOPICS: A-head: What are Effective Interventors?
8. Relevant interventions do not need acceptance or ownership from organization members.

a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
9. Quality of work life encompasses more than just the work environment.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
10. Work design gets at the issue of job enrichment via greater task variety, autonomy, and feedback results.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
11. The key intervention implementation issue underlying all OD interventions is the need to tailor them to fit the
organization.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
12. The need to tailor interventions suggests that applications of the same intervention are often identical.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: False
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
13. Organization learning is a strategic intervention for transforming organizations.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
14. Explain what an "intervention" is and how it fits into the organizational development process. What are the key
considerations when deciding on an intervention?
ANSWER: Answer not provided.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
15. Discuss the four major types of interventions including descriptions of specific interventions within each main
category.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
16. The extent to which members of a society value and accept status differences refers to:
a. uncertainty avoidance
b. individualism
c. power distance
d. achievement orientation
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
STATE STANDARDS: United States - None - DISC: Environmental Influence - Environmental Influence
TOPICS: A-head: Contingencies Related to the Change Situation
17. Which economic and cultural context tends to be most difficult for traditional OD processes?
a. Industrial/Low power distance
b. Industrial/Low individualism
c. Industrializing/High power distance
d. Industrial/ High fit
e. Industrializing/Low individualism
ANSWER: c
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Moderate
NATIONAL STANDARDS: United States - BUSPROG: Diversity
TOPICS: A-head: Contingencies Relates to the Change Situation
18. OD interventions in organizations implementing a global strategic orientation will most likely focus on:
a. efficiency
b. interpersonal relationships between the parent country and the subsidiary officer
c. decentralizing decision making policies
d. clarifying geocentric personnel policies
ANSWER: a
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: moderate
TOPICS: A-head: Contingencies Related to the Change Situation
19. Global social change organizations tend to be dominated by a strong set of normative values and beliefs.
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Easy
TOPICS: A-head: What are Effective Interventions?
20. Describe how OD interventions need to be adapted to fit different cultural contexts.

POINTS: 1
DIFFICULTY: Challenging
TOPICS: A-head: How to Design Effective Interventions

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10th Edition Cummings Test Bank

2. Which of the following is not a type of OD intervention outlined in this text?

3. What aspects of an organization do OD interventions seek to change?

5. Human resources management practitioners mainly focus on

6. Which of the following best describes technostructural interventions?

8. Relevant interventions do not need acceptance or ownership from organization members.

ANSWER: Answer not provided.

ANSWER: Answer not provided.

ANSWER: Answer not provided.

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