Each of the Following Is True of Organization Development EXCEPT

question 103

Multiple Choice

Each of the following is true of organization development EXCEPT

• A) it is designed specifically to improve organizations.
• B) it attempts to plan organization changes.
• C) it is based on knowledge of the behavioral sciences.
• D) it excludes spontaneous initiatives.
• E) All of these are parts of organization development.

Describe how price discrimination practices can be enabled by data collection and the implications for market efficiency and consumer welfare.

Discuss the historical context and implications of monopoly practices, including government-granted monopolies.

Compare and contrast monopoly with pure competition in terms of price, output, and efficiency.

Explain the concept of x-inefficiency and its occurrence in monopolistic markets.

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Definitions:

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients transfer feelings they have about figures from their past onto their therapist.

Unconscious Emotions

Feelings that influence an individual's thoughts and actions without their conscious awareness.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the selective, involuntary pushing of threatening or upsetting information into the unconscious.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to help individuals overcome phobias and anxiety through gradual exposure.