Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Patagonia was satisfied with its OD intervention to become greener.
2. In OD, combined interventions have been found to work better than single interventions.
3. An OD intervention that worked in the United States is likely to work equally well around the world because the practices are very fundamental to human nature.
4. Innovation differs from creativity or invention in that it requires useful application.

Answer 1

1. FALSE
Not finding a substitute for the possibly-toxic PFOA coatings is not ecologically satisfying, but the company insists on maintaining quality. "We don't want to sacrifice quality for environmental reasons," says Jill Dumain, Patagonia's director of environmental analysis. "If a garment is thrown away sooner due to a lack of durability, we haven't solved any environmental problem."
2. TRUE
OD success stories tend to use multiple interventions. Goal setting, feedback, recognition and rewards, training, participation, and challenging job design have had good results in improving performance and satisfaction. Combined interventions have been found to work better than single ones.
3. FALSE
OD effectiveness is affected by cross-cultural considerations. Thus, an OD intervention that worked in one country should not be blindly applied to a similar situation in another country.
4. TRUE
Innovation is the activity of creating new ideas and converting them into useful applications. Innovation is different from invention, which entails the creation of something new. It is also different from creativity, which is the process of developing something new or unique.