Exam 11: Strategic Leadership and Change Management

Think of a business you would like to start one someday.Develop a mission statement for your business.

A company pursuing a strategy of differentiation through innovation in a bureaucratic,hierarchical organizational structure is an example of a mismatch between strategy and structure.

A key first step in managing change is for the leader to identify any internal or external threats and explain to followers the need for change.

____________ is the members' consensual understanding of "who we are as an organization" that emerges from that which is central,distinctive,and enduring to the organization as a whole.

Strategy evaluation involves all of the following EXCEPT:

The effectiveness of an organization's strategies is influenced by the degree of alignment between the organization's internal capabilities,resources,and its environmental opportunities.

Discuss the role of strategic leadership in the strategic management process.

Change often requires new skills,capabilities,and knowledge but the prospect of learning something may create learning anxiety.

__________ before,during,and after a change has been implemented will prevent misunderstandings,false rumors,and conflict.

The most distinctive and hard to imitate resource available to firms is knowledge.

Core competencies that have the best chance of sustaining the company's competitive advantage have certain characteristics. Which of the following is not one of those characteristics?

Why do we have to put in a new system when the current one is only a year old and is working fine?  This employee statement reflects which of the following reasons for resisting change? 

For any change to become permanent and accepted into the everyday practices of an organization,the leader must follow through to the final stage of __________ the new change.

From a humanistic point of view,resistance to change has a cognitive,emotional and behavioral dimension.The fear of loss,(such as status,pay,job,or position),and fear of the unknown are examples of the ____ dimension.

When selecting a core strategy,one decision is to decide whether to adopt a defender,prospector,analyzer,or reactor posture. A characteristic of defenders is:

Discuss how an organization's objectives may affect its search for opportunities.

Certain skills,when mastered and used in concert,allow leaders to think strategically and navigate the unknown effectively. These skills include all of the following EXCEPT:

If we get these new machines,we will need fewer operators and there goes my job. This employee statement reflects which of the following reasons for resisting change?  A)threat to one's self interest B)uncertainty C)lack of confidence that change will succeed D)lack of conviction that change is necessary E)distrust of leadership F)threat to existing cultural values G)fear of being manipulated

Which of the following is not one of the three generic core strategies leaders can select from?

Prior to formulating a strategy the leader should know the mission,vision,and objectives of the organization.