HRM628 HRD ONLINE Quizzes
Tuesday, May 04, 2010 Posted In HRM Edit Thissec(s)
Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 05:05:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following activities involves in “creating a vision” for effective change management?
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Assessing change agent power
Describing the core ideology
Commitment planning
Provide resources for change
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Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 05:07:21 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not necessary to be exhibited in a successful change practitioner?
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Goal-setting ability
Problem-solving ability
Ability to perform self-assessment
Ability to have all knowledge of internal organizational systems
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Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 05:08:16 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Process consultation deals primarily with all of the following important interpersonal and ***** processes, EXCEPT:
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Communications
Functional roles of groups in organizations
***** norms development
The use of leadership and authority
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Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 05:09:20 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following organization development practicing style seeks both a high degree of effectiveness and a high degree of member satisfaction, believing that greater effectiveness is possible when all members are involved and problem-solving is done through teamwork?
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Persuader style
Cheerleader Style
Analyzer Style
Pathfinder Style
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Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 05:10:23 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ a leader or ***** identifies a need for information or expertise that the organization cannot supply.
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Purchase of expertise model
Doctor-patient model
Process consultation model
Organization model
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Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 05:11:14 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following is the part of contemporary action research?
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Choose positive objective
Problem identification
Joint action planning
Unfreezing
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Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 05:12:41 PM ) Total Marks: 1
An effective data has which of the following characteristic/s?
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It Can be generalized
It is large
It is comparable
All of the given options
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Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 05:14:02 PM ) Total Marks: 1
OD practitioners may need to collect preliminary information to help define the problematic or development issues. In this situation what happens to entering and contracting process?
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It becomes more formal and complex
It becomes less formal and complex
It becomes easier to handle
It involves internal practitioners
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Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 05:15:34 PM ) Total Marks: 1
In which of the following stage of planned change, the feedback to organization members about the intervention's results provides information about whether the changes should be continued, modified, or suspended.
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Evaluating and Institutionalizing Change
Planning and Implementing Change
Diagnosing
Entering and Contracting
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Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 05:16:24 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ refers to situations where one person’s performance is contingent upon how someone else performs.
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Interdependence
Dependence
Independence
Confidence
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Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 05:17:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Norms that support and contribute to the pivotal norms but are not essential to the organization’s objectives are:
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Social norms
Peripheral norms
Behavioral norms
Psychological norms
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Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 05:17:54 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is the degree to which the organization’s environment and technology are changing?
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Congruence
Stability of environment and technology
Unionization
Goal specificity
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Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 05:18:36 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Multiple organizations linked to a focal organization that coordinates the movement of resources from raw materials to end consumer represents which type of network in organizations?
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An internal market network
A vertical market network
An inter-market network
An opportunity network
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Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 05:19:16 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ Organization is highly flexible and adaptable to changing conditions.
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Network structure
Formal structure
Complex structure
Informal structure
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Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 05:19:59 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ are aimed at the process, content, or structure of the *****.
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***** intervention
Individual intervention
Basic process intervention
Process intervention
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Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 05:20:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following elements typically does not includes envisioned future that can be communicated to the organization’s members?
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Bold outcomes
Valued outcomes
Desired future state
Activity planning
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Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 05:22:24 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following is NOT the component of design component at individual level?
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Individual effectiveness
Skill variety
Task identity
Task significant
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Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 05:23:53 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ occurs when organizational development practitioners claim that an intervention will produce results that are unreasonable for the change program or the situation.
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Ethical Dilemmas
Misrepresentation
Coercion
Spirit of inquiry
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Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 05:25:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ occurs when information gathered during the OD process is used punitively. Large amounts of information are invariably obtained during the entry and diagnostic phases of OD.
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Misuse of data
Democratic value
Misrepresentation
Coercion
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Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 05:25:45 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following organization development practicing style places emphasis on the satisfaction of organization members and is chiefly concerned with employee motivation and morale?
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Stabilizer Style
Cheerleader Style
Analyzer Style
Pathfinder Style
Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 05:05:49 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following activities involves in “creating a vision” for effective change management?
Select correct option:
Assessing change agent power
Describing the core ideology
Commitment planning
Provide resources for change
Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 05:14:02 PM ) Total Marks: 1
OD practitioners may need to collect preliminary information to help define the problematic or development issues. In this situation what happens to entering and contracting process?
Select correct option:
It becomes more formal and complex
It becomes less formal and complex
It becomes easier to handle
It involves internal practitioners
Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 05:20:51 PM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following elements typically does not includes envisioned future that can be communicated to the organization’s members?
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Bold outcomes
Valued outcomes
Desired future state
Activity planning
Question # 10 of 20 ( Start time: 01:42:54 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“May reward political skills as opposed to technical skills” is the disadvantage of:
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Self-Contained-Unit Organization
Functional organization
Matrix organization
Process base formed organization
Question # 9 of 20 ( Start time: 01:41:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Organization development is basically improving which of the following factors in the people?
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Effectiveness
Quality
Efficiency
Growth
Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 01:40:34 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Team-building activities can be classified on all of the following EXCEPT:
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Activities relevant to one or more individuals
Activities specific to the organization’s operation
Activities specific to the *****’s operation and behavior
Activities affecting the *****’s relationship with the rest of the organization
Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 01:40:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
"To make people happy” is the mission statement of:
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Walt Disney
Wal Mart
Merck
Mary kay cosmetic
Question # 6 of 20 ( Start time: 01:39:02 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following skill is least likely to be adopted by organization development practitioners to be effective?
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Intrapersonal skills
Interpersonal skills
General consultation skills
Self assessment skills
Question # 5 of 20 ( Start time: 01:38:32 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following networks represents alliances among a variety of organizations in different markets?
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An internal market network
A vertical market network
An inter-market network
An opportunity network
Question # 4 of 20 ( Start time: 01:37:03 AM ) Total Marks: 1
An effective data has which of the following characteristics?
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Accurate
Large
Comparable
All of the given options
Question # 3 of 20 ( Start time: 01:36:28 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one of the following is the part of transformation of comparison of planned change model?
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Social component
Information
Energy
Services
Question # 2 of 20 ( Start time: 01:35:29 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following methods is NOT related to quantitative tool for analyzing data?
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Content analysis
Means, Standard Deviations, and Frequency Distributions
Scatter grams and Correlation Coefficients
Difference Tests
Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 01:35:02 AM ) Total Marks: 1
OD programs rely heavily upon which of the following?
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The Vision setting
The mission setting
The goal-setting process
The outcome analysis
Question # 14 of 20 ( Start time: 01:52:26 AM ) Total Marks: 1
“What OD practitioner and the client expect to get from the relationship” is a critical area to be accessed in which of the following stages of action research model?
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Problem identification
Contracting
Diagnosis
Planning Change
Question # 13 of 20 ( Start time: 01:52:05 AM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ should be specific, measurable and attainable.
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Objectives
Goals
Strategies
Mission
Question # 12 of 20 ( Start time: 01:51:10 AM ) Total Marks: 1
In open system methods the different domains or parts of the environment are identified and prioritized in which of the following steps?
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Map the current environment surrounding the organization
Compare the present with the ideal future
Identify the core mission of the organization
Create a realistic future scenario of environmental expectations and organization responses
Question # 11 of 20 ( Start time: 01:50:50 AM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ occurs when organization members are forced to participate in an OD in¬tervention.
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Misuse of data
Democratic value
Misrepresentation
Coercion
Question # 20 of 20 ( Start time: 02:02:07 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which of the following is not necessary to be exhibited in a successful change practitioner?
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Goal-setting ability
Problem-solving ability
Ability to perform self-assessment
Ability to have all knowledge of internal organizational systems
Question # 19 of 20 ( Start time: 02:01:09 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Increased understanding, insight, and self-awareness about one’s own behavior are the objectives of which of the following?
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T-*****
Process consultation
Third-party intervention
Team building
Question # 18 of 20 ( Start time: 02:00:33 AM ) Total Marks: 1
The intent of vertical loading is to:
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Decrease the gap between doing the job and controlling the job
Increase the gap between doing the job and controlling the job
Decrease the gap between employees and managers
Increase the gap between employees and managers
Question # 17 of 20 ( Start time: 01:59:36 AM ) Total Marks: 1
__________ involves making a particular change a permanent part of the organization’s normal functioning.
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Institutionalization
Evaluation
Measurement
Diagnosis
Question # 16 of 20 ( Start time: 01:59:17 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Coordination is most important for groups performing which of the following tasks?
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Independent tasks
Interdependent tasks
Mutually exclusive tasks
Self regulatory tasks
Question # 15 of 20 ( Start time: 01:58:57 AM ) Total Marks: 1
Which one the following in NOT the part of Lewin’s change model?
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Unfreezing
Refreezing
Moving
Problem identification