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Describe briefly the major challenges surrounding the role of values facing managers as they engage in organization development in the future.

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1)The professionalism of OD-some theoris...

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OD evaluations are important only to the client's key decision makers and the OD participants who want feedback regarding their change efforts.

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Which of the following is not a method of providing feedback on the effectiveness of an OD program?

Rather than being a fad,OD appears to be one of the primary methods for helping organizations adjust to accelerated change.

The "Hawthorne effect" is an effective feedback technique.

OD's basic thrust arises from its face validity: it seems to work in making the organization more competitive.

As increasing complexity emphasizes the interdependent relationship between the individual and the organization,the OD practitioner will need to develop _____ among organizational elements.

_____ is a basic challenge to OD.

It is widely acknowledged that OD techniques to deal effectively with _____ and _____ have yet to emerge.

The successful managerial organizations are practicing "reactive" management styles rather than using "anticipative" styles.

Change can be stabilized and fade-out eliminated or reduced by _____.

Interpersonal trends in organizations include _____.

A major factor in the deterioration of performance over time is _____.

Which of the following is a primary measure of the effectiveness of an OD program?

Networking and collaboration among organizations are macrosystem trends for future organizations as managers face resource reductions.

Building innovation and commitment to change into the organization's values requires development of a _____.

Two criteria that an OD practitioner has for judging effectiveness: (1)the client's ability to maintain system wide innovation and (2)the stability of the OD program after termination of the practitioner-client relationship.

Reengineering urges incremental change of job designs,organization structures,and management systems.

The boundaries of what is or is not an OD intervention are clear because the scope of OD knowledge has stabilized over the years.

Describe the concept of self-renewal capacity.