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Consultants $-$ In no more than $5$ typed, double$-$spaced pages $($title and reference pages not included$),$ answer the following questions.

Read the following passage and answer the questions:

Compare the similarities and differences in the two consultant's views.

What types of conflicts exist between the two perspectives?

What inherent ethical issues exist in both of the perspectives?

Would you rather be in internal or external consultant and why?

The Internal Consultant's View

I am an agent of change. I am also a member of this organization. I was hired for my OD skills, but also for the fact that I was seen as a "cultural fit." Sometimes I struggle between my dual roles of "team member" and "free radical." After all, it is my job to disrupt the status quo around here, helping leaders to find ways to make the organization more effective.

I have the great advantage of knowing and understanding how my organization works $-$ its processes, policies, norms, and areas of resistance. I can usually anticipate how difficult a given change will be for members of the organization, and where the resistance will come from. Because I believe in the mission of my organization, I am able to cope with the inevitable challenges of the change,

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