Which of the Following Statements About Organization Development (OD)is Accurate

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about organization development (OD) is accurate?

• A)OD is a narrow improvement in technology that affects change.
• B)OD is not directly concerned with economic or technical aspects of the organization.
• C)Under the wrong circumstances OD can do more harm than good.
• D)OD aims to increase profitability of the firm.
• E)OD is the main way that leaders are developed.

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Definitions:

Partial Report Method

A research technique used in cognitive psychology to study the capacity and duration of short-term visual memory.

Sperling's Study

A series of experiments by George Sperling that investigated the capacity and duration of the sensory memory.

Sensory Memory

The shortest-term element of memory, which stores impressions of sensory information after the original stimuli have ended, lasting for a very brief period.

Iconic Memory

A type of visual sensory memory that holds an exact copy of what is seen for a very brief period of time, usually under a second.