A Manager Has Contacted a Consultant to Obtain an Assessment

question 1

Multiple Choice

A manager has contacted a consultant to obtain an assessment of the climate that currently exists in her organization. If such an assessment were done, the consultant could examine a range of possible indicators that would reveal and describe the current climate. Which of the following would a consultant NOT assess in conducting an organizational climate assessment?

• A) the type of interdependence that exists among the employees of the organization
• B) the degree of supportiveness among the co-workers
• C) the attitude members hold toward how conflict should be handled in the organization
• D) whether members feel in competition with their co-workers
• E) all of the above would be assessed in a climate assessment

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Definitions:

Aversive Conditioning

A behavior conditioning technique where an undesirable behavior is paired with an unpleasant stimulus to reduce the frequency of the behavior.

Social System

An organized set of interrelated structures that establishes how society or a part of it organizes and functions.

Family Therapy

Therapy that treats the family as a system. Views an individual’s unwanted behaviors as influenced by, or directed at, other family members.

Cognitive Therapy

A form of psychotherapy that focuses on changing negative patterns of thinking to improve emotional well-being and adjust behavior.