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1. Define an effective diagnostic model at the organization level. Discuss its major
At organization level , the effective diagnosis is done in three phases which are input,
environment.Design components includes all different parts of the organization that are
measurement systems and sructure.All this together contributes to a culture that the
organization follows.Outputs includes the organization effectiveness means how well the
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2. What are the key components of group level diagnosis? Discuss how the absence
components), and outputs that are necessary in achieving team effectiveness related to
performance and quality work life. Therefore, the measure focused on assessing the
group level design components of goal clarity, task structure, group composition, team
functioning and group norms to ensure alignment with the organizational structure of the
larger system in which these work groups were embedded.If even one of the
3. Under what conditions are quantitative tools useful in analyzing data? Qualitative
tools?
One of the most economical and straightforward ways to summarize quantitative data is
to compute a mean and standard deviation for each item or variable measured. These
represent the respondents’ average score and the spread or variability of the responses,
respectively. These two numbers easily can be compared across different measures or
subgroups.They are helpful in understanding the data collected and plays a very
important role in the reserach phase when data needs to be compared to get some
meaningful information.
Qualitative Tools -There are two most common tools used to create meaningful
Content Analysis
When data is collected for example interview data, the content analysis helps in
converting the data into some meaningful information.This helps in summarizing big data
Force-Field Analysis
Force Field Analysis is is useful to develop a list of all forces promoing change and all
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in terms of links among systems features. They focus on the problems in the organization
and what is causing them, and find possible solutions for them.Then they take actions on
problems and then practitioners give decision makers feedback. This is meant to help the
client toward any decisions that might be beneficial for the organization.
with those who will provide and subsequently use it. Because the nature of that
relationship affects the quality and usefulness of the data collected, it is vital that OD
practitioners clarify for organization members who they are, why the data are being
collected, what the data gathering will involve, and how the data will be used..
Establishing the diagnostic relationship between the consultant and relevant organization
the conditions of the relationship. In those cases where members have been directly
involved in the entering and contracting process, the diagnostic contract will typically be
part of the initial contracting step. In situations where data will be collected from
members who have not been directly involved in entering and contracting, however, OD