Multiple choice

Consider the following statements:

Organization development is different from

  1. management development, which is action oriented.

  2. operations research, which is not human value oriented.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Organization Development (OD) differs from management development (Statement 1) because OD is long-term, system-wide organizational change, while management development is short-term, individual skill enhancement - OD is MORE action-oriented. OD differs from operations research (Statement 2) because OD is fundamentally human-value oriented and focuses on human processes, while OR uses quantitative models. Only Statement 2 is correct.

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