Module 1: Topic 1 - Post Activity Questions Instructions Instructions 1. Why do you need to be acquainted with the purpose of the field of Organization Development, its rich history of research, publications and highly qualified practitioners dedicated to improving the performance of organizations, whether they are teams, departmental units or the overall organizations? 2. What big distinction is there between "organizational development" and "Organization Development." 3. How can the traditional definition of Organization Development affect organizational change? 4. Why is there a need, in Organization Development, to modify its performance and/or culture which are typically initiated by the group's stakeholders. 5. How did organizational Development emerge from human relations studies in the 1930s? 6. What do psychologists realize about organizational structures and processes to have influenced worker behavior and motivation? 7. What is Organization Development according to Addison Wesley? 8. What do experts agree about the modern definition of Organization Development? 9. How did Cummmings and Worely define Organization Development? 10. Why are the practitioners of Organization Development considered as Organizational physicians?