Chapter Questions
Explain fully what you understand by the meaning and nature of organisation development (OD).
Suggest how you would attempt to explain the concept of organisational culture. What factors might influence the development of culture?
Discuss the importance of organisational culture for effective organisational performance. Give practical examples from your own organisation.
What do you understand by organisational climate and what do you think are its main characteristic features? From your own organisation, give examples of features that have contributed to and/or detracted from a healthy climate.
Explain the concept of employee commitment and suggest how it might actually be created. Give examples of factors which have contributed to your own strength of commitment in a work situation.
To what extent do you accept the view that conflict is an inevitable feature of management and organisational behaviour? Suggest how management can attempt to avoid the harmful effects of conflict.
Discuss major changes confronting management today and their implications for a specific organisation of your choice.
Debate critically the need for, and strategies of, planned organisational change including the role and responsibilities of top management.
Why do individuals and organisations tend to resist change? Explain instances of resistance to change in your own organisation and discuss critically the effectiveness of management actions to overcome the resistance.
Explain fully what you believe are the most important features in the successful implementation of organisational change.