Exam 12: Organizational Change and Culture

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One of the purposes of college is to train and develop students for future careers. How would you rate your overall college education?

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Ian is a clerical worker. He sorts files, as do the other ten employees in the department. All the employees know that they are supposed to place the files in the exact place when they are finished so that others can find them when they need them. As a rule, employees should have only one file out at a time. Ian's supervisor notices that Ian has five files on his desk of which one is a file that another employee urgently needs. Which of the following steps of the coaching model should Ian's supervisor follow immediately after describing to Ian his current behavior?

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_____ is the process of developing the necessary skills to perform the present job.

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Evaluative objectives are used as the basis of administrative decisions to reward or punish past performance.

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Culture is learned through observing and interacting with employees, events, and training.

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List six methods of overcoming resistance to change.

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Give one or more examples of a type of change you experienced in an organization. (Identify it as task change, structural change, technological change, or people change.)

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"The supervisor and my team members are very supportive and encourage participation in all tasks." Which of the following is associated with this statement?

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_____ is an OD technique that uses a questionnaire to gather data that are used as the basis for change.

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Development is the process of developing the necessary technical skills of nonmanagers to perform the present job.

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Describe the organizational culture at a firm for which you work or have worked. Does or did the organization strive to have a strong positive culture? If so, how?

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What is organizational climate? What are its dimensions?

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Morale is commonly measured on a continuum ranging from high to low morale, based on the seven dimensions of climate.

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Identifying possible resistance to the change is the first step in Lussier change model.

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