Lecuture 7

Question 1

intervention

Answer 1

disruptive action of the norm to get the change realized.

Question 2

Components of a planned change

Answer 2

• change intervention that alters
• key organizational target variables that then impact
• individual organizational members and their on-the-job behaviors resulting in changes in
• organizational outcomes

Question 3

two factors of stress

Answer 3

• feeling of threat (active resistance)

- lacking ability to deal with change (passive behavior)

Question 4

How to cope with these factors of stress?

Answer 4

Participation of employees in the process of change

Question 5

In the planned change: participation?

Answer 5

Participation at the end

Question 6

planned change bottom down or up?

Answer 6

change bottom down

OD approach is bottom up and participation is key also humanism etc. (based on experience of WWII)

Question 7

Central values of OD

Answer 7

participation is key also humanism etc. (based on experience of WWII)
- democratic
- developmental (authenticity, growth , self-realization)
practically driven but from psychology

Question 8

OD definition

Answer 8

OD is a system wide application of behavioral science knowledge to the planned development and reinforcement of org. strategies, structures, and processes for improving org. effectiveness

Question 9

Goal in OD

Answer 9

realization of a common Goal. It is not prescribed my management but the whole org. participates.

Question 10

Consultant if OD

Answer 10

YES. exploration of problem between consultant and organization

Question 11

Image of change in OD

Answer 11

coach, interpreter

Question 12

criticism of OD

Answer 12

• time (for all the join procedures and all the group meetings)
• just incremental change (management should prescribe big transformational change)
• persistence dilemma btw. (economic value it is costly and development of individual goal) So maybe a goal will be chosen by the employees which are not economic the most valuable