Jade is new at her managerial position and does not have a lot of technical expertise. The quality of her team's work is very important to the organization and the commitment of her employees is essential.
Based on the Normative Decision Model, Jade should use __________ as her primary decision style.
a. autocratic
b. individual
c. consultative
d. group
Question 2When a supervisor must criticize a subordinate in an appraisal interview, it is most important for the supervisor to ________.
A) limit negative feedback to once every year
B) provide specific examples of critical incidents
C) acknowledge the supervisor's personal biases in the situation
D) hold the meeting with other people who can document the situation
Question 3The success of an OD program, to a large extent, is dependent on the fit between _____.
a. OD values and organization values
b. managerial efficiency and managerial effectiveness
c. organization vision and rewards for change
d. motivational climate and organizational effectiveness
e. top management and the organization's founders
Question 4The OD program strives for _____.
a. a planned strategy of product enhancement
b. controlling behavior in the organization
c. the organization's systems
d. changing organization behavior toward more effective performance
e. none of the above
Question 5Three criteria to indicate an organization's effectiveness or health are _____.
a. motivational climate, morale, and a horizontal organization
b. adaptability, sense of identity, and capacity to test reality
c. efficiency, effectiveness, and egalitarian
d. degree of profitability, motivational climate, and adaptability
e. none of the above
Question 6Intervention strategies can best be described as _____.
a. implementing techniques that have been shown to best bring about change
b. implementing methods that organization questionnaires have shown to be requested by members
c. formulating surveys and questionnaires to determine the extent of problems
d. planned and directed means to improve the functioning of the client system
e. successful when they have considered behavioral consequences
Question 7How does our increased reliance on e -communications as a communication medium affect social behavior?
What will be an ideal response?
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