Which Statement Is Most Accurate About the Effects of OD

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which statement is most accurate about the effects of OD efforts?

• A)Most OD techniques have a positive impact on productivity but no impact on job satisfaction, or other work attitudes.
• B)Most OD techniques have no impact on productivity but have a positive impact on job satisfaction, or other work attitudes.
• C)Most OD techniques do not have an impact on productivity, job satisfaction, or other work attitudes.
• D)Most OD techniques have a negative impact on productivity, job satisfaction, or other work attitudes.
• E)Most OD techniques have a positive impact on productivity, job satisfaction, or other work attitudes.

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Definitions:

Ringelmann Effect

Describes the tendency for individual members of a group to become increasingly less productive as the size of the group increases.

TAT

The thematic apperception test, a projective psychological test used to reveal a person's social drives or needs by their interpretation of a series of pictures of emotionally ambiguous situations.

Social Loafing

The phenomenon where individuals exert less effort to achieve a goal when they work in a group than when they work alone.

Social Impact Theory

Social impact theory suggests that the amount of influence a person experiences in a group situation depends on the strength, immediacy, and number of other people in the group.