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Question
Organizational development is best defined asA) A profession that deals with reacting to changes in the external environment.
B) A profession and field of study that creates and implements planned change in organizations.
C) A profession and field of study that deals with creating and implementing new ideas in the organization.
D) A field of study and profession that deals with explaining serendipitous events.
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(c) Behavior outcomes are the changes of behavior on the job that will influence organizational results. Behavior outcomes are measured based on the original TNA.
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B) Factor analysis assignment.
C) Neutral group.
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A) Maturation
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A) The training manager is always interested in this data.
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C) Trainees are not interested in this data.
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C) No one cares about the evaluation
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A) Video tapes
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D) Printed material
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The case study
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B) Has a shorter version which is the incident process.
C) Has as its major weakness "providing incomplete information."
D) A & C.
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B) Behavior modeling
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