Exam 10: Organizational Change and Innovation: Lifelong Challenges for the Exceptional Manager

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Sparkling Clean,Inc.is considering implementing a system that will pay its cleaning workers based on the number of completed residential jobs,coupled with satisfactory ratings on random inspections to ensure quality.This system is new to the organization,an example of __________ change.

(Multiple Choice)

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An example of innovative change is a department store deciding to adopt a new practice used by competitors by staying open 24 hours a day,requiring employees to work flexible schedules,which may be felt as moderately threatening.

(True/False)

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Question 22

Job dissatisfaction within an organization is not a valid indicator that change is needed.

(True/False)

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Question 23

_______ is the process by which a company compares its performance with that of high-performing organizations.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 24

Corporate restructurings threaten to eliminate jobs and generally trigger strong resistance.

(True/False)

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Question 25

Organizational development (OD)is a set of techniques for implementing planned change to make people and organizations more effective.

(True/False)

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Question 26

Innovation is mostly the product of hard work and dedication rather than a "eureka" moment of epiphany.

(True/False)

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Question 27

The increasing diversity of the American workforce is an example of a(n)______ force for change.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 28

One of the strengths of Virgin Group Ltd.is its ability to enter new businesses quickly;that is,for fast speed to market.

(True/False)

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Question 29

Conflict is inherent in most organizations.

(True/False)

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Question 30

An innovative change involves ______ complexity,cost,and uncertainty.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 31

What is the difference between reactive and proactive change?

(Essay)

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Question 32

What is the difference between a product innovation and a process innovation?

(Essay)

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Question 33

Companies are likely to innovate even if the culture and climate do not support it.

(True/False)

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Question 34

The two co-founders of Network Appliance,a data-storage firm in Sunnyvale,California,were feuding with each other because one founder couldn't stick to his decisions,which drove the other founder crazy.A(n)____________ began working with the warring executives in separate sessions to solve the problem.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 35

Resistance to change is an emotional/behavioral response to real or imagined threats to an established work routine.

(True/False)

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Question 36

An organizational culture that celebrates failure helps foster innovation.

(True/False)

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Question 37

List at least four factors that reduce an organization's ability to learn from failure.

(Essay)

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Question 38

What is the difference between process innovation and product innovation?

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Question 39

Lewin's change model consists of __________.

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Sparkling Clean,Inc.is considering implementing a system that will pay its cleaning workers based on the number of completed residential jobs,coupled with satisfactory ratings on random inspections to ensure quality.This system is new to the organization,an example of __________ change.

An example of innovative change is a department store deciding to adopt a new practice used by competitors by staying open 24 hours a day,requiring employees to work flexible schedules,which may be felt as moderately threatening.

Job dissatisfaction within an organization is not a valid indicator that change is needed.

_______ is the process by which a company compares its performance with that of high-performing organizations.

Corporate restructurings threaten to eliminate jobs and generally trigger strong resistance.

Organizational development (OD)is a set of techniques for implementing planned change to make people and organizations more effective.

Innovation is mostly the product of hard work and dedication rather than a "eureka" moment of epiphany.

The increasing diversity of the American workforce is an example of a(n)______ force for change.

One of the strengths of Virgin Group Ltd.is its ability to enter new businesses quickly;that is,for fast speed to market.

Conflict is inherent in most organizations.

An innovative change involves ______ complexity,cost,and uncertainty.

What is the difference between reactive and proactive change?

What is the difference between a product innovation and a process innovation?

Companies are likely to innovate even if the culture and climate do not support it.

Resistance to change is an emotional/behavioral response to real or imagined threats to an established work routine.

An organizational culture that celebrates failure helps foster innovation.

List at least four factors that reduce an organization's ability to learn from failure.

What is the difference between process innovation and product innovation?

Lewin's change model consists of __________.

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