QUESTION $54$

Coca$-$Cola and ChevronTexaco were under court orders to build on their record on diversity management. These are real$-$life examples of change as a response to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$

social pressure

b$.$

brief fad or fashion

c$.$

product and service innovations

d$.$

external regulation or legislation

$1$ points

QUESTION $55$

When managers respond to the latest management fad in an attempt to be seen as professional and progessive, the organizational change is a response to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$

fashion

b$.$

demography

c$.$

geopolitics

d$.$

hypercompetition

$1$ points

QUESTION $56$

In the context of environmental pressures for organizational change, an ageing and multigenerational workforce pertains to $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$

climate change

b$.$

demographics

c$.$

globalization

d$.$

changing expectations

$1$ points

QUESTION $57$

For which of the following generations in the workfoce is flexibility and work$-$life balance more important than pay?

a$.$

Millennials

b$.$

Baby Boomers

c$.$

Generation Alpha

d$.$

Veterans

$1$ points

QUESTION $58$

According to Buchanan and Moore, changes following extreme events $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$

have progressive agendas

b$.$

have defensive agendas

c$.$

are exciting for change agents

d$.$

are aimed at taking risks

$1$ points

QUESTION $59$

According to Brian Toft and Simon Reynolds, which of the following statements is true of passive learning?

a$.$

It is viewed as difficult to achieve in many organizations.

b$.$

It refers to implementing changes.

c$.$

It refers to identifying lessons.

d$.$

It is overlooked in many organizations.

$1$ points

QUESTION $60$

Which of the following is true when a manager is influenced by the Director image of managing change?

a$.$

Change pressures are continuous and help to shape the organization's capabilities to respond to further change and to further improve performance.

b$.$

Change results from strategic threats and opportunities and from the need to deal with internal problems.

c$.$

Change is a result of strategic pressure, correcting an internal problem to improve efficiencies, or entering new markets.

d$.$

The pressures for change arise from the need to coordinate teamwork, values, and mindsets that leads to improved organizational outcomes.

$1$ points

QUESTION $61$

According to Burke, which of the following is NOT a way in which organizational models can be useful?

a$.$

By predicting the magnitude of change

b$.$

By providing a common language with which different stakeholder groups can discuss organizational properties

c$.$

By offering guidance about the appropriate sequence of actions in a change process

d$.$

By identifying key organizational interdependencies

$1$ points

QUESTION $62$

According to the $7-$S framework, $\_\_\_\_\_$ refer to an organization's vision.

a$.$

systems

b$.$

strategies

c$.$

superordinate goals

d$.$

skills

$1$ points

QUESTION $63$

According to Weisbord's six$-$box organizational model, the question "Have we adequate coordinating technologies" is associated with $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.$

a$.$

rewards

b$.$

leadership

c$.$

structure

d$.$

helpful mechanisms

$1$ points

QUESTION $64$

According to the $7-$S framework, $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ refers to patterns of management actions, how managers spend their time, what they pay attention to$,$ the signals that they send about priorities, and attitude to change.

a$.$

staff

b$.$

style

c$.$

strategy

d$.$

support

$1$ points

QUESTION $65$

According to the $7-$S framesork, $\_\_\_\_\_$ refers to how managers are developed.

a$.$

staff

b$.$

structure

c$.$

style

d$.$

strategy

$1$ points

QUESTION $66$

According to the $7-$S framework, $\_\_\_\_\_\_\_$ refers to the formal organization design.

a$.$

strategy

b$.$

staff

c$.$

structure

d$.$

style