1. Question
:
Which of the following most accurately characterizes the
general goal of planned organizational
change?
To overthrow the board of directors
To improve the working conditions of the
stakeholders
To improve the organizations capabilities and
enhance its value
To change the organizations central vision
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
True or false?
Sustained advantage is a type of force for change in an organization?
IN True
False
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
Which of the following types of change involves improvement
upon what already exists?
Developmental
Transitional
Transformational
Modular transformation
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 4. Question
:
Organizational Development specialists focus on . . .
Process and interaction between organizational
members and departments
Competitive business strategy
Engineering solutions
Information Technology
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 5. Question
:
True or false. Change
Management Specialists often work in teams?
True
False
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6. Question
:
True or false? Only
the very largest corporate firms are required to address issues related to
organizational change.
True
False
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7. Question
:
Which of the following is not an example of a socio-culture
force affecting organizational competitiveness?
Increasing women in the workforce
Telecommuting
The emergent economies of China and India
An aging workforce
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 8. Question
:
In the Role Episodic Model of Ethical Dilemmas, the misuse
of data ethical dilemma is an aspect of
Antecedents
Process
Consequences
The Client System
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 9. Question
:
Which of the following techniques might organizational
development specialists utilize in their work?
IN Strategic firm planning
Budgeting
One-on-one coaching
Profit sharing
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 10. Question
:
Which of the following frameworks of effective
organizational change is most popularly used on a global scale?
Balanced scorecard
Contingency alignment framework
Open-systems framework
The Stakeholder Approach
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Quiz 2
1. Question
:
According to the Environment-Industry-Organization
Contingency Model of organizational change, which of the following increases
environmental complexity?
IN A high number of external forces
only
A high number of dissimilar elements only
A combination of a high number of forces and
dissimilar elements
A low number of dissimilar events
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
Stage 5 of The Development Life-Cycle of Organizations is
known as
Entrepreneurial
Formalization
Revitalization or Decline
Elaboration
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
Which of the following is an especially critical factor of
diagnosing, planning, and implementing organizational change?
The change model the organization selects to
use
The expertise and experience of the
organizations leaders, managers, and change specialists
The expertise and experience of the leaders of
competing organizations
The expertise and experience of the
organizations legal staff
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 4. Question
:
Resistance to organizational change can
Be countered only by using the 8-Step
Approach
Be safely ignored as irrelevant to the success
of the project
Be countered only by using the Appreciative
Inquiry Model
Greatly imperil the process as a whole if it
is not accounted for
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 5. Question
:
Kotters 8-Step Approach to organizational change urges
that
A sense of urgency is unimportant to
organizational change
A sense of urgency is a key step to the change
process
Short-term wins are not an important part of
the change process
Organizational change cannot be planned for
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6. Question
:
The Appreciative Inquiry Model begins by
Creating a sense of urgency
Asking where the locus of the problem lie
Asking what is possible and what do we wish to achieve
Initiating a historical analysis of
competitors who have experienced similar problems
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7. Question
:
Which of the following is true about the fact that people
often resist change?
It is done only for selfish reasons
There are a variety of reasons why people
resist change
Incompetently led change programs do not give
people a reason to resist change
People generally have similar tolerances for
change
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 8. Question
:
When organizational change needs to be implemented, the
locus of the problem
Is always the leadership
Is never the leadership
Is always the entire system
Could be at any given level of the system
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 9. Question
:
First-order (adaptive) changes are
Large, sweeping and fundamental
Long-term and irreversible
Transformational
Small-scale and incremental
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 10. Question
:
According to Worley and Cummings (2001), the Action
Research Model for planned change
Is minor and insignificant
Is the dominant methodological basis for
planned change
Is historically inaccurate
Is subjective in nature
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
* Times are display
Quiz 3
1. Question
:
In Assigned Change Leadership Roles & Relationships,
the executive team is typically made up of
The CEO and CFO
Investors
Organizational senior managers
Member of the leadership change team
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
Interventions with regard to organizational change are
best characterized as
Unplanned activities that decrease the
organizations effectiveness
Planned activities that decrease the
organizations effectiveness
Unplanned activities that increase the
organizations effectiveness
Planned activities that strive to increase the
organizations effectiveness
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
According to Ford, Ford, and Damelio (2008) resistance to
change is best understood as
Irrational
Dysfunctional
Itself a possible resource for change
Easy to overcome
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 4. Question
:
HPs Leo Apothekers bid to move the company entirely out of
the PC business resulted in most stakeholders assuming which position on the
Stakeholder Matrix?
Supportive
Mixed Blessing
Marginal
Non-Supportive
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 5. Question
:
True or False? The
implementation process begins before the plan is communicated throughout the
organization.
True
False
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6. Question
:
The lowest position on both axes of the Stakeholder Matrix
is held by which of the following stakeholder types?
Supportive
Mixed Blessing
Marginal
Non-Supportive
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7. Question
:
In Cummings and Worleys Five Dimensions of Leading &
Managing Change model (2001), identifying key stakeholders is as aspect of
Motivating Change
Creating a Vision
Developing Political Support
IN Sustaining Momentum
Points Received: 0 of 1
Comments:
Question 8. Question
:
True or false? The
Functional Hierarchy organizational structure was most prevalent in the
technological era (1960s-1980s)
True
False
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 9. Question
:
Which of the following was the first step employed by CEO
Larry Bossidy, in his bid to turn around AlliedSignal, Inc., in 1991?
Implement new goals
Develop new goals
Expand the employee base
Significantly reduce employee base
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 10. Question
:
At which of the following levels does aligning the organization
to a new vision begin?
Leadership Level
Mid-level management
Lower-level employee
Investor level
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Quiz 4
1. Question
:
Which of the following companies most closely exemplifies
variety-based positioning?
Costco
Amazon
Sears
Jiffy Lube
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 2. Question
:
Level 5 Leadership style refers to leaders who tend to be
Highly charismatic
Dramatic
Calm and humble
Ruthless and cunning
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 3. Question
:
A virtuous spiral is a
Downward spiral of decreasing performance
Downward spiral of increasing performance
Upward spiral of decreasing performance
Upward spiral of increasing performance
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 4. Question
:
An executive information system (EIS) is best described as
A computer-based system that provides
information and support for managerial decision making.
A computer-based system that provides
information and support for inter-department communication
A higher-level application that facilitates
decision making at upper levels of management using software
A higher-level application that facilitates
the formation of appropriate corporate cultures
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 5. Question
:
Which of the following organizations was guilty of failing
to recognize the need for change?
Apple
Polaroid
Japanese auto makers
Japanese electronics firms
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 6. Question
:
Lawler and Worley (2006) suggest that in order to maintain
long-term competitive advantage, organizations should continuously
Look at the long-term and avoid concern for
short-term competitive advantage
Look at the short-term yet avoid implementing
any practice that aims to gain short-term competitive advantage
Look at the short-term and implement temporary
competitive advantages one after another
Look at the short-term and implement long-term
competitive advantages one after another
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 7. Question
:
The process of providing individual employees opportunities
for their own career, personal, and professional growth is known as
Professional development
Community involvement
Organizational involvement
Employee-customer involvement
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 8. Question
:
Variety-based positioning refers to
Serving few needs of many customers
Serving many needs of many customers
Serving many needs of few customers
Serving few needs of few customers
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 9. Question
:
True or false? An
organization cannot sustain change without first establishing a strong identity
True
False
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:
Question 10. Question
:
Needs-based positioning refers to
Serving many needs of many customers
Serving few needs of few customers
Serving many needs of few customers
Serving few needs of many customers
Points Received: 1 of 1
Comments:1. Question
: Which of the following most accurately characterizes the
general goal of planned organizationalchange? To overthrow the board of directors To improve the working conditions of the
stakeholders To improve the organizations capabilities and
enhance its value To change the organizations central vision Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question
: True or false?
Sustained advantage is a type of force for change in an organization? IN True
False Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question
: Which of the following types of change involves improvement
upon what already exists? Developmental Transitional Transformational Modular transformation Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 4. Question
: Organizational Development specialists focus on . . . Process and interaction between organizational
members and departments Competitive business strategy Engineering solutions Information Technology Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 5. Question
: True or false. Change
Management Specialists often work in teams? True
False Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 6. Question
: True or false? Only
the very largest corporate firms are required to address issues related to
organizational change. True
False Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 7. Question
: Which of the following is not an example of a socio-culture
force affecting organizational competitiveness? Increasing women in the workforce Telecommuting The emergent economies of China and India An aging workforce Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 8. Question
: In the Role Episodic Model of Ethical Dilemmas, the misuse
of data ethical dilemma is an aspect of Antecedents Process Consequences The Client System Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 9. Question
: Which of the following techniques might organizational
development specialists utilize in their work? IN Strategic firm planning Budgeting One-on-one coaching Profit sharing Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 10. Question
: Which of the following frameworks of effective
organizational change is most popularly used on a global scale? Balanced scorecard Contingency alignment framework Open-systems framework The Stakeholder Approach Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments:Quiz 21. Question
: According to the Environment-Industry-Organization
Contingency Model of organizational change, which of the following increases
environmental complexity? IN A high number of external forces
only A high number of dissimilar elements only A combination of a high number of forces and
dissimilar elements A low number of dissimilar events Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question
: Stage 5 of The Development Life-Cycle of Organizations is
known as Entrepreneurial Formalization Revitalization or Decline Elaboration Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question
: Which of the following is an especially critical factor of
diagnosing, planning, and implementing organizational change? The change model the organization selects to
use The expertise and experience of the
organizations leaders, managers, and change specialists The expertise and experience of the leaders of
competing organizations The expertise and experience of the
organizations legal staff Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 4. Question
: Resistance to organizational change can Be countered only by using the 8-Step
Approach Be safely ignored as irrelevant to the success
of the project Be countered only by using the Appreciative
Inquiry Model Greatly imperil the process as a whole if it
is not accounted for Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 5. Question
: Kotters 8-Step Approach to organizational change urges
that A sense of urgency is unimportant to
organizational change A sense of urgency is a key step to the change
process Short-term wins are not an important part of
the change process Organizational change cannot be planned for Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 6. Question
: The Appreciative Inquiry Model begins by Creating a sense of urgency Asking where the locus of the problem lie Asking what is possible and what do we wish to achieve Initiating a historical analysis of
competitors who have experienced similar problems Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 7. Question
: Which of the following is true about the fact that people
often resist change? It is done only for selfish reasons There are a variety of reasons why people
resist change Incompetently led change programs do not give
people a reason to resist change People generally have similar tolerances for
change Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 8. Question
: When organizational change needs to be implemented, the
locus of the problem Is always the leadership Is never the leadership Is always the entire system Could be at any given level of the system Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 9. Question
: First-order (adaptive) changes are Large, sweeping and fundamental Long-term and irreversible Transformational Small-scale and incremental Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 10. Question
: According to Worley and Cummings (2001), the Action
Research Model for planned change Is minor and insignificant Is the dominant methodological basis for
planned change Is historically inaccurate Is subjective in nature Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: * Times are displayQuiz 31. Question
: In Assigned Change Leadership Roles & Relationships,
the executive team is typically made up of The CEO and CFO Investors Organizational senior managers Member of the leadership change team Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question
: Interventions with regard to organizational change are
best characterized as Unplanned activities that decrease the
organizations effectiveness Planned activities that decrease the
organizations effectiveness Unplanned activities that increase the
organizations effectiveness Planned activities that strive to increase the
organizations effectiveness Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question
: According to Ford, Ford, and Damelio (2008) resistance to
change is best understood as Irrational Dysfunctional Itself a possible resource for change Easy to overcome Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 4. Question
: HPs Leo Apothekers bid to move the company entirely out of
the PC business resulted in most stakeholders assuming which position on the
Stakeholder Matrix? Supportive Mixed Blessing Marginal Non-Supportive Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 5. Question
: True or False? The
implementation process begins before the plan is communicated throughout the
organization. True
False Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 6. Question
: The lowest position on both axes of the Stakeholder Matrix
is held by which of the following stakeholder types? Supportive Mixed Blessing Marginal Non-Supportive Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 7. Question
: In Cummings and Worleys Five Dimensions of Leading &
Managing Change model (2001), identifying key stakeholders is as aspect of Motivating Change Creating a Vision Developing Political Support IN Sustaining Momentum Points Received: 0 of 1 Comments: Question 8. Question
: True or false? The
Functional Hierarchy organizational structure was most prevalent in the
technological era (1960s-1980s) True
False Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 9. Question
: Which of the following was the first step employed by CEO
Larry Bossidy, in his bid to turn around AlliedSignal, Inc., in 1991? Implement new goals Develop new goals Expand the employee base Significantly reduce employee base Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 10. Question
: At which of the following levels does aligning the organization
to a new vision begin? Leadership Level Mid-level management Lower-level employee Investor level Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Quiz 41. Question
: Which of the following companies most closely exemplifies
variety-based positioning? Costco Amazon Sears Jiffy Lube Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 2. Question
: Level 5 Leadership style refers to leaders who tend to be Highly charismatic Dramatic Calm and humble Ruthless and cunning Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 3. Question
: A virtuous spiral is a Downward spiral of decreasing performance Downward spiral of increasing performance Upward spiral of decreasing performance Upward spiral of increasing performance Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 4. Question
: An executive information system (EIS) is best described as A computer-based system that provides
information and support for managerial decision making. A computer-based system that provides
information and support for inter-department communication A higher-level application that facilitates
decision making at upper levels of management using software A higher-level application that facilitates
the formation of appropriate corporate cultures Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 5. Question
: Which of the following organizations was guilty of failing
to recognize the need for change? Apple Polaroid Japanese auto makers Japanese electronics firms Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 6. Question
: Lawler and Worley (2006) suggest that in order to maintain
long-term competitive advantage, organizations should continuously Look at the long-term and avoid concern for
short-term competitive advantage Look at the short-term yet avoid implementing
any practice that aims to gain short-term competitive advantage Look at the short-term and implement temporary
competitive advantages one after another Look at the short-term and implement long-term
competitive advantages one after another Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 7. Question
: The process of providing individual employees opportunities
for their own career, personal, and professional growth is known as Professional development Community involvement Organizational involvement Employee-customer involvement Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 8. Question
: Variety-based positioning refers to Serving few needs of many customers Serving many needs of many customers Serving many needs of few customers Serving few needs of few customers Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 9. Question
: True or false? An
organization cannot sustain change without first establishing a strong identity True
False Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments: Question 10. Question
: Needs-based positioning refers to Serving many needs of many customers Serving few needs of few customers Serving many needs of few customers Serving few needs of many customers Points Received: 1 of 1 Comments:
