Seventy-five organization development consultants attending an NTL- sponsored conference were presented with the same case study and
asked to list the ten "most important" diagnostic questions they would
want answered before accepting the contract. The diagnostic questions
were seen as a function of the change agent's organizational model and
as predictive of the kind of interventions these consultants would plan.
Scenarios based on the type of consultation offered are described and the
consultant's personal style is discussed in terms of Jung's personality
categories. The conclusions are compared with previous research
findings.
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