Which OD Technique(s) Can Be Used to Improve Consistency Among

question 10

Essay

Which OD technique(s) can be used to improve consistency among professors in terms of work assignments and performance appraisals at your college? Which of the four reasons for resistance would be the dominant reason for faculty resistance to such a change? How would you rate the intensity, focus, and source of their resistance (see Exhibit 12.3, Resistance Matrix)?

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Definitions:

Seriation

The cognitive ability to arrange objects in an order based on a specific characteristic, such as size or color.

Cognitive Abilities

A rephrased and new definition for it would be: The mental capabilities that encompass reasoning, memory, attention, and language and lead to the acquisition of information and problem-solving skills.

Cognitive Achievements

Refers to the milestones in understanding, learning, problem-solving, reasoning, and other mental processes that individuals reach throughout their development.

Cognitive Skill

The mental ability required for carrying out tasks that involve processing information, such as thinking, reasoning, problem-solving, and remembering.