Organizational Development____________

question 69

Multiple Choice

Organizational development____________ .

• A) takes a long-range approach to change
• B) creates change by educating workers and managers to change ideas, beliefs, and behaviors so that problems can be solved in new ways
• C) assumes that top management support is necessary for change
• D) emphasizes employee participation in all stages of the change
• E) is accurately described by all of these

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Definitions:

Demarcate

To set the boundaries or limits of; to distinguish or differentiate.

Empowerment

The process of increasing the degree of autonomy and self-determination in people or communities to enable them to represent their interests.

Joint Exploration

A collaborative effort to investigate or discover new information, perspectives, or solutions in a given context.

Kolb

Relates to David A. Kolb's experiential learning theory, which emphasizes learning through experience and the cycle of learning involving experiencing, reflecting, thinking, and acting.