QUESTION $24$

In $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ change outcomes, it is assumed that some, but not all, change outcomes are achievable.

a$.$

intended

b$.$

unintended

c$.$

partially intended

d$.$

partially completed

$1$ points

QUESTION $25$

According to Dimaggio and Powell, which of the following is not one of the pressures associated with the similarities in the actions of organizations that result from the interconnectedness of organizations that operate in the same sector environment?

a$.$

coercive pressure

b$.$

ethical pressure

c$.$

mimetic pressure

d$.$

normative pressure

QUESTION $43$

According to Kanter, which of the following is an advantage that "new broom" top executives have over their predecessors?

a$.$

They strictly adhere toestablished business practices.

b$.$

They can confront the organization's unresolved, long$-$running problems.

c$.$

They focus on an organization's "dogs" rather than its unresolved "cash cows".

d$.$

They initiate change through politics and power wars.

$1$ points

QUESTION $44$

According to the $\_\_\_\_\_\_$ perspective of organizational change, firm survival depends on satisfying shareholders.

a$.$

economic

b$.$

control

c$.$

organizational learning

d$.$

political

$1$ points

QUESTION $45$

According to Frey et al$.,$ the skill of designmindset, or $\_\_\_\_\_\_$ will continue to be important and in demand in spite of increasing work computerization.

a$.$

the ability to develop tasks and processes to achieve desired results

b$.$

understanding others and the effect one may have on them

c$.$

the ability to decide which informaiton is important

d$.$

understanding how to use mobile,multimedia, online information

$1$ points

QUESTION $46$

According to Frey and Osborne, which of the following professions has the most automation potential?

a$.$

recreational therapists

b$.$

school teachers

c$.$

set designers

d$.$

insurance underwriters

$1$ points

QUESTION $47$

Which of the following is an example of change as a response to geopolitics?

a$.$

change as a response to a country's emission regulations

b$.$

change as a response to the preferences of Generation C

c$.$

change as a response to consumer demand

d$.$

change as a response to the latest management fad

$1$ points

QUESTION $48$

The changes that organizations made after the terrorist attacks on New York on September $11,2001$ and the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrom $($SARS$)$ were a response to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$

fashion

b$.$

hypercompetition

c$.$

geopolitics

d$.$

demographics

$1$ points

QUESTION $49$

According to a study of $3\mathrm{.}000$ workers in $93$ companies in Germany, which of the following is true of older employees?

a$.$

They lacked the strategies required to cope and adapt to changing environments.

b$.$

They typically were not well$-$connected in their areas of work.

c$.$

They were seen as the least talented and employable of all underrepresented groups in the workforce.

d$.$

They were less resistant to organizational change than their younger colleagues.

$1$ points

QUESTION $50$

According to Frey et al$.,$ the skill of sensemaking$,$ or $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ will continue to be important and in demand in spite of increasing work computerization.

a$.$

understanding the depper meaning of what is being shown

b$.$

understanding different cultural norms and expectations

c$.$

understanding how to use mobile, multimedia, online information

d$.$

the ability to apply machine learning methods creatively

$1$ points

QUESTION $51$

In the context of environmental pressures for organizational change, robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence pertain to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$

climate change

b$.$

demographics

c$.$

technology

d$.$

globalization

$1$ points

QUESTION $52$

According to population statistics, by $2035,\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ of the world's population will be over $65$ years of age.

a$.$

less than $10$ percent

b$.$

$23$ percent

c$.$

over $25$ percent

d$.$

$13$ percent

$1$ points

QUESTION $53$

In the context of climate change as an environmental pressure for organizational change, identify an example of the transition type of business risk.

a$.$

a coconut$-$processing facility submerged in water due to rising sea levels

b$.$

a bottling factory being shut down due to prolonged disputes between management and union

c$.$

an apparel factory equipment destroyed in an earthquake

d$.$

an automobile plant being abandoned due to updated pollution regulations