Exam 15: Organizational Change

The parallel learning approach model,built on the idea of collecting information from organizational members,raises concerns about the risk of violating individual privacy rights.

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Question 121

The textbook suggests that resistance to change:

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Question 122

What are some of the ethical issues associated with organizational change practices that are discussed in your text?

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Question 123

To bring about effective change,leaders must create an urgency to change internally rather than rely on forces outside the organization to create that urgency.

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Question 124

Pilot projects are usually more flexible and less risky than centralized,organization-wide programs.

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Question 125

Action research adopts the emerging philosophy of positive organizational behaviour.

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Question 126

One ethical concern with some organizational change programs is that they may threaten the employee's self-esteem.

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Question 127

From a task conflict perspective,resistance to change is dysfunctional and irrational.

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Question 128

Resistance to organizational change may be caused by:

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Question 129

A minimalist communication strategy should always be used to facilitate organizational change,because it minimizes the potential for misunderstandings.

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Question 130

According to the force field analysis model,what is the best strategy to move the status quo to a desired state?

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Question 131

According to the action research model,what occurs before diagnosing the need for change?

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Question 132

The constructionist principle of appreciative inquiry takes the position that conversations don't describe reality.

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Question 133

What key principle of appreciative inquiry states that organizations are open books,so we have choices in how they may be perceived,framed,and described?

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Question 134

Which of these statements about driving forces is FALSE?

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Question 135

Which of the following organizational change activities adopts a "whole systems" perspective of the change process?

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Question 136

Ideally,a guiding coalition is made up of senior executives at the top level of the organization.

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Question 137

What change management strategy should be a priority when employees need to break old routines and adopt new role patterns?

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Question 138

The philosophy of positive organizational behaviour provided a deep grounding for:

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Question 139

Some change experts claim that rapid change is usually better than incremental change.

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The parallel learning approach model,built on the idea of collecting information from organizational members,raises concerns about the risk of violating individual privacy rights.

The textbook suggests that resistance to change:

What are some of the ethical issues associated with organizational change practices that are discussed in your text?

To bring about effective change,leaders must create an urgency to change internally rather than rely on forces outside the organization to create that urgency.

Pilot projects are usually more flexible and less risky than centralized,organization-wide programs.

Action research adopts the emerging philosophy of positive organizational behaviour.

One ethical concern with some organizational change programs is that they may threaten the employee's self-esteem.

From a task conflict perspective,resistance to change is dysfunctional and irrational.

Resistance to organizational change may be caused by:

A minimalist communication strategy should always be used to facilitate organizational change,because it minimizes the potential for misunderstandings.

According to the force field analysis model,what is the best strategy to move the status quo to a desired state?

According to the action research model,what occurs before diagnosing the need for change?

The constructionist principle of appreciative inquiry takes the position that conversations don't describe reality.

What key principle of appreciative inquiry states that organizations are open books,so we have choices in how they may be perceived,framed,and described?

Which of these statements about driving forces is FALSE?

Which of the following organizational change activities adopts a "whole systems" perspective of the change process?

Ideally,a guiding coalition is made up of senior executives at the top level of the organization.

What change management strategy should be a priority when employees need to break old routines and adopt new role patterns?

The philosophy of positive organizational behaviour provided a deep grounding for:

Some change experts claim that rapid change is usually better than incremental change.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Organizations Revised

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Conflict and Negotiation in the Workplace Revised

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Designing Organizational Structures

Organizational Culture

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