Question 1

Companies that want to sustain a competitive advantage must understand and protect themselves from the strategic threats of innovation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Levio is a company that makes mobile apps and has decided to become a market leader in the field. Levio can encourage the development of a culture where workers perceive that new ideas are welcomed by offering challenging work and supervisory encouragement. In other words, the company can create a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A) creative work environment 
B) closed system 
C) bureaucratic envvironment 
D) culture of change 
E) tall structure 
A) creative work environment 
B) closed system 
C) bureaucratic envvironment 
D) culture of change 
E) tall structure

Question 3

When an automobile manufacturer learned that it took longer than any other manufacturer to assemble a vehicle, it purchased newer, more flexible manufacturing systems to replace its older ones. Which stage of the technology cycle is illustrated in the scenario?

Accepted Answer

A) Technological adaptation 
B) The era of dominant design 
C) The technological growth stage 
D) Entropy 
E) Discontinuous change 
A) Technological adaptation 
B) The era of dominant design 
C) The technological growth stage 
D) Entropy 
E) Discontinuous change

Question 4

_____ is defined as a philosophy and collection of planned change interventions designed to improve an organization's long-term health and performance.

Accepted Answer

A) S­curve pattern of innovation 
B) ​Organizational development 
C) Experiential approach to innovation 
D) Incremental change 
E) Compression approach to innovation 
A) S­curve pattern of innovation 
B) ​Organizational development 
C) Experiential approach to innovation 
D) Incremental change 
E) Compression approach to innovation

Question 5

Which of the following is a characteristic of discontinuous change?

Accepted Answer

A) Synergy 
B) Design competition 
C) Incremental change 
D) Entropy 
E) Innovative reciprocity 
A) Synergy 
B) Design competition 
C) Incremental change 
D) Entropy 
E) Innovative reciprocity

Question 6

How can companies foster the generation of new ideas?

Accepted Answer

A) By building a creative work environment 
B) By using micromanagement techniques 
C) By adopting a centralized organizational structure 
D) By making tasks less challenging for employees 
E) By incorporating organizational impediments 
A) By building a creative work environment 
B) By using micromanagement techniques 
C) By adopting a centralized organizational structure 
D) By making tasks less challenging for employees 
E) By incorporating organizational impediments

Question 7

Identify the methods that can be used to manage resistance to change. Which one should be used only as a last resort?

Accepted Answer

The following methods can be used to man

Question 8

When companies don't anticipate, recognize, neutralize, or adapt to the internal or external pressures that threaten their survival, it results in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) design competition 
B) resistance to change 
C) discontinuous change 
D) organizational decline 
E) generational change 
A) design competition 
B) resistance to change 
C) discontinuous change 
D) organizational decline 
E) generational change

Question 9

The General Electric workout is a special kind of ____.

Accepted Answer

A) activity­oriented change 
B) results­driven change 
C) generational change 
D) coercion­driven change 
E) resources­driven change 
A) activity­oriented change 
B) results­driven change 
C) generational change 
D) coercion­driven change 
E) resources­driven change

Question 10

Which of the following is NOT a part of the experiential approach to innovation?

Accepted Answer

A) Hands­on experience to reduce uncertainty 
B) Testing 
C) Multifunctional teams 
D) Design iterations 
E) Design lockout 
A) Hands­on experience to reduce uncertainty 
B) Testing 
C) Multifunctional teams 
D) Design iterations 
E) Design lockout

Question 11

In the typical S-curve pattern of innovation, small amounts of effort will result in significant increases in performance _____.

Accepted Answer

A) during the lockout stage of the cycle 
B) at the midpoint of the cycle 
C) only at the end of the cycle 
D) throughout the cycle 
E) only at the beginning of the cycle 
A) during the lockout stage of the cycle 
B) at the midpoint of the cycle 
C) only at the end of the cycle 
D) throughout the cycle 
E) only at the beginning of the cycle

Question 12

_____ occurs when customers purchase new technologies to replace older technologies.

Accepted Answer

A) Technological substitution 
B) Entropy 
C) Incremental environmental change 
D) Organizational synergy 
E) Transition management 
A) Technological substitution 
B) Entropy 
C) Incremental environmental change 
D) Organizational synergy 
E) Transition management

Question 13

During the last decade, there was an increase in sales in CDs, DVDs, pen drives, and portable hard discs, as people sought to replace their obsolete floppy discs. In terms of the technology cycle, this is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) adaptive change 
B) design iteration 
C) discontinuous change 
D) dominant design 
E) innovative lockout 
A) adaptive change 
B) design iteration 
C) discontinuous change 
D) dominant design 
E) innovative lockout

Question 14

Before TREX Mobiles launched its latest smartphone, it built a prototype of the phone and tested its performance repeatedly, improving the model each time. This process is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) serve development 
B) process duplication 
C) design iteration 
D) design compliance 
E) process reengineering 
A) serve development 
B) process duplication 
C) design iteration 
D) design compliance 
E) process reengineering

Question 15

Stellar Mobiles was a popular mobile phone brand. However, when its competitors began switching to smartphones, Stellar realized that it too needed to change in order to survive in the market, and it quickly started developing smartphones. In other words, Stellar Mobiles entered the _____ stage of the technology cycle.

Accepted Answer

A) technological entropy 
B) decline 
C) the technological maturity stage 
D) change substitution 
E) discontinuous change 
A) technological entropy 
B) decline 
C) the technological maturity stage 
D) change substitution 
E) discontinuous change

Question 16

Briefly describe the typical pattern of a technology cycle that occurs during technological innovation.

Accepted Answer

Technology cycles typically follow an S­

Question 17

What are creative work environments? What does a manager need to do to develop and manage creative work environments?

Accepted Answer

Creative work environments are workplace

Question 18

According to Kurt Lewin, managing organizational change is a simple process that requires organizational dialogue, change intervention, and reformatting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the typical S-curve pattern of innovation, increased effort (i.e., money, research and development) brings only small improvements in technological performance _____.

Accepted Answer

A) early in the cycle 
B) throughout the cycle 
C) halfway through the cycle 
D) at both the beginning and end of the cycle 
E) in the maturity stage of the cycle 
A) early in the cycle 
B) throughout the cycle 
C) halfway through the cycle 
D) at both the beginning and end of the cycle 
E) in the maturity stage of the cycle

Question 20

Mark was the person who was in charge of the plan to reinvent Supernova Automobiles. He played a major role in making a shift to building solar- powered automobiles from making regular fuel-powered cars. Mark was a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A) change ombudsman 
B) staff moderator 
C) mediator 
D) change agent 
E) resistance force 
A) change ombudsman 
B) staff moderator 
C) mediator 
D) change agent 
E) resistance force

Companies that want to sustain a competitive advantage must understand and protect themselves from the strategic threats of innovation.

When an automobile manufacturer learned that it took longer than any other manufacturer to assemble a vehicle, it purchased newer, more flexible manufacturing systems to replace its older ones. Which stage of the technology cycle is illustrated in the scenario?

_____ is defined as a philosophy and collection of planned change interventions designed to improve an organization's long-term health and performance.

Which of the following is a characteristic of discontinuous change?

How can companies foster the generation of new ideas?

Identify the methods that can be used to manage resistance to change. Which one should be used only as a last resort?

When companies don't anticipate, recognize, neutralize, or adapt to the internal or external pressures that threaten their survival, it results in _____.

The General Electric workout is a special kind of ____.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the experiential approach to innovation?

In the typical S-curve pattern of innovation, small amounts of effort will result in significant increases in performance _____.

_____ occurs when customers purchase new technologies to replace older technologies.

During the last decade, there was an increase in sales in CDs, DVDs, pen drives, and portable hard discs, as people sought to replace their obsolete floppy discs. In terms of the technology cycle, this is an example of _____.

Before TREX Mobiles launched its latest smartphone, it built a prototype of the phone and tested its performance repeatedly, improving the model each time. This process is called _____.

Briefly describe the typical pattern of a technology cycle that occurs during technological innovation.

What are creative work environments? What does a manager need to do to develop and manage creative work environments?

According to Kurt Lewin, managing organizational change is a simple process that requires organizational dialogue, change intervention, and reformatting.

In the typical S-curve pattern of innovation, increased effort (i.e., money, research and development) brings only small improvements in technological performance _____.

Mark was the person who was in charge of the plan to reinvent Supernova Automobiles. He played a major role in making a shift to building solar- powered automobiles from making regular fuel-powered cars. Mark was a(n) ____.

Management

The History of Management

Organizational Environments and Cultures

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Planning and Decision Making

Organizational Strategy

Global Management

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Teams

Managing Human Resource Systems

Managing Individuals and a Diverse Workforce

Motivation

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Exam 7: Innovation and Change

Companies that want to sustain a competitive advantage must understand and protect themselves from the strategic threats of innovation.

When an automobile manufacturer learned that it took longer than any other manufacturer to assemble a vehicle, it purchased newer, more flexible manufacturing systems to replace its older ones. Which stage of the technology cycle is illustrated in the scenario?

_____ is defined as a philosophy and collection of planned change interventions designed to improve an organization's long-term health and performance.

Which of the following is a characteristic of discontinuous change?

How can companies foster the generation of new ideas?

Identify the methods that can be used to manage resistance to change. Which one should be used only as a last resort?

When companies don't anticipate, recognize, neutralize, or adapt to the internal or external pressures that threaten their survival, it results in _____.

The General Electric workout is a special kind of ____.

Which of the following is NOT a part of the experiential approach to innovation?

In the typical S-curve pattern of innovation, small amounts of effort will result in significant increases in performance _____.

_____ occurs when customers purchase new technologies to replace older technologies.

During the last decade, there was an increase in sales in CDs, DVDs, pen drives, and portable hard discs, as people sought to replace their obsolete floppy discs. In terms of the technology cycle, this is an example of _____.

Before TREX Mobiles launched its latest smartphone, it built a prototype of the phone and tested its performance repeatedly, improving the model each time. This process is called _____.

Briefly describe the typical pattern of a technology cycle that occurs during technological innovation.

What are creative work environments? What does a manager need to do to develop and manage creative work environments?

According to Kurt Lewin, managing organizational change is a simple process that requires organizational dialogue, change intervention, and reformatting.

In the typical S-curve pattern of innovation, increased effort (i.e., money, research and development) brings only small improvements in technological performance _____.

Mark was the person who was in charge of the plan to reinvent Supernova Automobiles. He played a major role in making a shift to building solar- powered automobiles from making regular fuel-powered cars. Mark was a(n) ____.

Management

The History of Management

Organizational Environments and Cultures

Ethics and Social Responsibility

Planning and Decision Making

Organizational Strategy

Global Management

Designing Adaptive Organizations

Managing Teams

Managing Human Resource Systems

Managing Individuals and a Diverse Workforce

Motivation

Filters