This value describes how a culture views authority, status differences, and influence patterns.
What is “power distance”?
100
The health care industry has increasingly relied upon this method of receiving funds to cover their capital expenditures, because of the lack of understanding from communities, the press and politicians.
What is philanthropy?
100
The major theme for this trend within organization development is relevance.
What is pragmatic?
200
The kind of nonagricultural economy found in highly developed nations such as the United States, Japan, France and Sweden.
What is an industrial economy?
200
This type of application is being performed by OD professionals in the health care industry to determine what constitutes “health” across all health care providers.
What is the practice of community building?
200
The contextual trend that will influence how OD practitioners communicate with organization members, facilitate teams, and manage change.
What is technology?
300
The United Nations is an example of this kind of organization.
What is a global social change organization?
300
This building block can be formed as a foundation for the learning community that can be supported by OD professionals in our school systems.
What is a mission?
300
The strategy that fuels innovation and economic progress in order for organization development to be culturally effective.
What is diversity?
400
The Dutch social psychologist who created a cultural dimensions theory.
Who is Geert Hofstede?
400
This relations environment within public-sector organizational development can make OD applications challenging to implement.
What is an intergovernmental relation?
400
This view suggests that globalization and organization change should be guided by ecological, social, and economic values.
What is the triple bottom line?
500
The field of OD was mainly developed by and for this nation.
What is the United States?
500
This allows an OD practitioner to become a long-term trusted advisor within a family owned business.
What are continual transitions?
500
This policy proclaims that the pursuit of economic and personal success can be achieved through open innovation.