Question 1

Identifying the core mission of an organization and assessing the organization's responses to environmental expectations are two important aspects of what type of large group intervention:

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A)   open space methods
B)   open system methods
C)   diagnostic methods
D)   conference methodsE) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 2

Successful large-group interventions require:

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A)   a compelling conference theme
B)   appropriate participants
C)   relevant tasks
D)   all of the aboveE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Discuss the similarities and differences between an organization confrontation meeting and an intergroup conflict resolution intervention.

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An organization confrontation meeting an...

Question 4

The activity "appreciating the past" is a characteristic of the open-space method for a large-group meeting.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following best describes how a microcosm group intervention succeeds?

Accepted Answer

A)   parallel processes
B)   energized people
C)   concern for production
D)   group interdependencyE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Behavioral interventions help groups change their attitudes about one another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

From the choices below, which best describes the focus of a confrontation meeting?

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A)   a place to complain
B)   a place to mobilize organizational problem-solving
C)   a place to negotiate employee contracts
D)   a place to reward individual contributorsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

When the interdependence between conflicting groups is low and predictable, behavioral interventions work best.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 9

Open-systems methods for the large-group meeting begin with a

Accepted Answer

A)   an open discussion about the future
B)   selecting one representative from each organization group
C)   diagnosis of the existing environment and how the organization relates to it
D)   members creating a list of constraints to changeE) C) and D)
F) B) and C) C

Question 10

Describe the organizational situations that support each of the three types of systemwide process interventions, the organization confrontation meeting, the intergroup relations intervention, and the large-group intervention.

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The organizational situations that suppo...

Question 11

Intergroup relations interventions are necessary whenever there is conflict between two or more groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Describe the key success requirements for a microcosm group intervention.

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Key success requirements for a microcosm...

Question 13

Which of the following is not a dilemma associated with large group interventions that help determine the best method to use in conducting the large group intervention?

Accepted Answer

A)   dilemma of voice
B)   self organizing dilemma
C)   dilemma of emotional contagion
D)   egocentric dilemmaE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 14

Compare and contrast the open-systems and open-space methods for large-group interventions.

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The open-systems and open-space methods ...

Question 15

The confrontation meeting intervention is a promising approach for mobilizing organization problem solving, particularly during highly effective organization performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 16

Open-space methods for large-group interventions are highly structured processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Microcosm groups are small, representative groups who can solve problems in the group and recommend actions to address the problem in the larger system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following should be avoided in a confrontation meeting?

Accepted Answer

A)   working on relevant problems
B)   members from different departments in same group
C)   top management separated from other groups
D)   superiors and subordinates in the same groupE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 19

System wide process interventions include which of the following:

Accepted Answer

A)   change programs directed at improving processes
B)   task accomplishment between groups
C)   subsystems
D)   all of the aboveE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 20

What kind of group uses members from several other groups to help solve organization wide problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   intergroup
B)   microcosm
C)   matrix
D)   hybridE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Exam 11: Organization Process Approaches

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Successful large-group interventions require:

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Discuss the similarities and differences between an organization confrontation meeting and an intergroup conflict resolution intervention.

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The activity "appreciating the past" is a characteristic of the open-space method for a large-group meeting.

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Which of the following best describes how a microcosm group intervention succeeds?

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Behavioral interventions help groups change their attitudes about one another.

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When the interdependence between conflicting groups is low and predictable, behavioral interventions work best.

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Which of the following is not a dilemma associated with large group interventions that help determine the best method to use in conducting the large group intervention?

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Which of the following should be avoided in a confrontation meeting?

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