MHR 650 Study Guide - Organization Development, Normal Science, External Validity

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It is planned and involved a systematic diagnosis of the whole organizational system, a plan for its improvement, and provision of adequate resources. The top of the organization is committed to the change process. It aims at improving the effectiveness of the organization in order to help it achieve its mission. It is long term, typically taking two or three years to achieve effective change. Changing attitudes behaviour is a focus of the change effort. Experiential based training is important as it helps to identify current behaviours and modifications that are needed. Groups and teams form the key focus for change. Three value sets are emphasized in od field. Democratic values social justice, freedom of choice, and involvement. Developmental values authenticity, growth, and self realization. Each of these techniques is recognized as an intervention in itself in the sense that it involves an interaction with people.

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1.)Lean operations emphasize that the system should get rid of all "waste". Is it true that a system should be the leaner the better? Is there any case that a lean system is not the right system? What are potential problems if a system is too "lean"?

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When a big change is implemented in an organization it can become very hard on a lot of people involved. Who in the organization is affected by a decision to shift from a traditional operations system to a lean system?

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1- Sharma (1997) evaluated organizational commitment and its determinants in a private sector manufacturing organization with a sample of 200 respondents from skilled workers, resulted that both situational and personal factors contribute to workersâ commitment to organization. Between the two, situational factors contribute more to commitment than do person-related factors. Organizational characteristics (such as adequacy of resources) and two task characteristics such as task difficulty and task.
2- Reddy, et. al. (2000) in their study of organizational climate and dual commitment in private and public sector enterprise focused on examining the workersâ dual commitment- both organizational and union commitment- in the context of organizational climate. The study was conducted in four public and four private textile organizations of Coimbatore by interviewing 200 respondents. The study revealed that organizational climate has an important role in determining organizational commitment and not union commitment.
3- Ponnu and Chuah (2010) in their study organizational commitment, organizational
justice and employee turnover in Malaysia investigated the relationship among
organizational justice, organizational commitment and turnover intention of Malaysian
employees. The study based on the responses of 172 employees of Malaysia and found
that both procedural and distributive justice perceptions were significant contributors in
explaining organizational commitment and turnover intention. Further, found
significant, strong and positive relationship between organizational justice and
organizational commitment. On other hand, there was a significant, strong and negative
relationship between organizational justice and turnover intention.

4- In a scientific research which was conducted by Syed Azeem(2010, job satisfaction and organizational commitment among employees in Oman), with a sample of 150 employees from government sector and private sector through distributing questionnaires. It was found that the job satisfaction and age variables were the most dominant factors that affect the organizational commitment in Oman.
5- A study was conducted to determine MARA Professional Colleges lecturersâ perception on organizational commitment. The study builds on social exchange theory and organizational model to identify the factors influencing the organizational commitment of these lecturers. The study analyzes whether or not there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction, job involvement, perceived organizational support and organizational commitment among lecturers in MARA Professional Colleges. Data were collected via questionnaires from 132 lecturers of three different MARA Professional Colleges. The findings of the survey show there is a significant relationship between job satisfaction, job involvement and perceived organizational support. Job involvement contributed the most which is 28.8%, followed by perceived organizational support 23.9% and job satisfaction contributed 9.4% towards organizational commitment among MARA Professional College lectures. The results suggest an improvement of social change by increasing job involvement, perceived organizational support and job satisfaction is an efficient way of obtaining highly committed human resource. The results of the study have valuable implications for policy makers in MARA Higher Education Division, college administrators and educators.
6- Elina Anttila (2014, components of organizational commitment under a case study consisting line managers from Finnish industrial company) aims to find factors affecting employeesâ organizational commitment within the case organization as well as point out some strengths and weaknesses the company has in this area. The company studied is Finnish multinational industrial company. The sample of this qualitative study consisted of nine Finnish first level managers from different segments of this company. The data was collected using theme interviews and qualitative attitude approach. Therefore, the analysis was also conducted in two separate ways. The data from theme interviews was analyzed using thematic content analysis while the analysis of the data from qualitative attitude approach followed the principles of that method concentrating on explanations of stance taking. As a result of this study, the factors affecting the organizational commitment in this organization can be divided into three categories. The first one consist matters directly linked to the company itself. The second category has factors linked to the work community. Finally, the third is formed by factors related to the work characteristics. Companyâs strengths lie in itsâ interesting field of business and variety opportunities it can offer for employees globally.

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Q1. Which is not likely to improve the effectiveness of a self-managed team?
a. let members share in financial gains from improved performance
b. change the membership frequently to give the team fresh ideas
c. provide accurate, timely information relevant to team activities
d. give members training in interpersonal and problem solving skills

Q2. Which type of activity is least likely to be delegated to a self-managed team?
a. evaluating each team member's task performance
b. firing a team member who has unsatisfactory performance
c. determining the work procedures to be used by the team
d. determining which team member will carry out each task

Q3. The primary purpose of a dialogue session is to:
a. debate competing proposals and identify the best one for the team
b. help members learn more about each other's interests and aspirations
c. encourage members to express their dissatisfaction with each other openly
d. increase understanding of implicit assumptions and mental models

Q4. Members are most likely to experience role conflict and divided loyalties in:
a. a cross-functional project team
b. a self-managed operational team
c. a traditional work team
d. an executive team

Q5. What is the most useful role for the external leader of a self-managed group?
a. select new members of the group when they are needed
b. mediate internal conflicts and encourage cooperation
c. monitor the group to ensure it does not become a social club
d. serve as a coach, facilitator, and advocate for the group

Q6. Which is not characteristic of Bradford's group-centered leadership?
a. the leader should emphasize group maintenance behavior as much as task oriented behavior
b. the leader should encourage members to share the responsibility for performing leadership functions
c. the leader should strive to maintain a rational discussion without emotional outbursts or expression of feelings
d. the leader should allow the group to make the final choice

Q7. What was found in research on the effectiveness of self-managed teams?
a. productivity and quality improved substantially
b. organizational commitment usually increased
c. turnover and absenteeism were lower
d. the results were inconsistent across studies

Q8. Which leadership function is especially important when a cross-functional team is initially formed to carry out a project?
a. planning and scheduling team activities to meet project deadlines
b. influencing outsiders to provide adequate resources, approvals, and assistance
c. articulating a vision or objective that inspires commitment by team members
d. mediating conflicts among members and helping them find integrative solutions

Q9. Which of the following is least likely to be a reason for an organization's failure to adapt to a changing environment?
a. leaders with a long-term perspective
b. highly specialized subunits
c. declining financial performance
d. institutionalization of power

Q10. Which condition is least important for the success of a new strategy?
a. it is based on the core competencies of the organization
b. it is compatible with significant changes in the external environment
c. it has a few clear themes relevant to the shared values of the members
d. it is similar to a strategy that was previously successful

Q11. What pattern of behavior is most likely for a CEO who has been in office for 3-4 years?
a. after the CEO consolidates power, he or she becomes more willing to experiment with innovative strategies
b. as the CEO gains confidence with a strategy that is working, he or she becomes more excited about gathering information to improve it
c. after the CEO selects a strategy and implements it, he or she becomes complacent and inflexible about changing it
d. after the CEO institutionalizes power, he or she becomes more willing to allow others to participate in making major decisions

Q12. Which condition does not limit a chief executive's discretion to make major changes in the strategy of an organization?
a. the organization has a few major clients who account for most sales
b. the organization has ample financial reserves
c. the culture of the organization is strong
d. the organization has a strong board of directors

Q13. When the competition is intense and the environment is changing rapidly, it is especially important to:
a. maintain a high level of external monitoring
b. have detailed plans and operating procedures
c. increase the power of the chief executive
d. strengthen the organization culture

Q14. When an organization has declining performance, a CEO who has been in office for several years is least likely to:
a. look for ways to improve implementation of the existing strategy
b. make small, incremental changes in the strategy
c. give a pep talk and urge people to redouble their effort
d. make major changes in the organization's strategy

Q15. Which of the following was not given as a guideline for external monitoring?
a. examine a wide range of developments and trends in the environment
b. make an extra effort to learn what clients and customers want and need
c. identify both the strengths and weaknesses of competing products
d. rely primarily on your own intuition to analyze the environment

Q16. Which statement about institutionalization in organizations is most accurate?
a. it describes how subunits with expertise gain power in organizations
b. it makes it easier for organizations to adapt to a changing environment
c. it describes how people use power to gain more power
d. it demonstrates why political tactics are unnecessary to maintain power

Q17. Which of the following usually includes a mix of formal training and learning from experience working on management projects?
a. mentoring
b. job rotation programs
c. action learning
d. behavior modeling

Q18. What training method is most useful for improving interpersonal skills?
a. computer simulations
b. behavior role modeling
c. large scale simulations
d. analysis of short cases

Q19. Which of the following was not recommended for effective training?
a. use concrete examples, diagrams, and mnemonics in explanations
b. relate training objectives to the person's interests and career ambitions
c. integrate complex material into longer learning modules
d. allow ample opportunity for practice with feedback

Q20. Which developmental method is most useful for helping managers to understand their inner feelings and values?
a. outdoor challenge programs
b. personal growth programs
c. mentoring programs
d. multisource feedback workshops

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