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jho37 · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Outline and explain the key principles guiding organizational diagnosis.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using questionnaires in the initial stage of change in Organizational Diagnosis.

What will be an ideal response?

lkanara2 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Systemic focus: Target organizational system guided by a framework that focuses on interactions.
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sultant facilitated: Specially trained individual(s) to bring external perspective and required skills.
Client oriented: Employees participate in all stages as full partners in order to build commitment and competency.
Data-based: participants agree on the validity and strategic importance of data collected about performance.
Honest conversation: Multiple stakeholders engage the requirements of shared dialogue: mutuality, reciprocity, advocacy and inquiry.
Psychological safety: Active steps taken to overcome climate of organizational
silence.

Answer to Question 2

Advantages Can be administered to large number of employees.
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be processed quickly.
Data is collected anonymously.
Can be used to create benchmarks and make comparisons across organizations and over time.

Disadvantages Based on preconceived ideas about what issues and areas should be examined.
Can oversimplify vague and complex issues like culture.
Do not expose root causes of problems.

Do not create commitment to outcomes or motivation to change.