Question 1

When examining the context for CPS, which of these are three essential factors to consider?

Accepted Answer

A) Climate, strategic priority, resources. 
B) People, power, and principles. 
C) Readiness, support, absence of conflict. 
D) Task, Personality, Willingness. 
A) Climate, strategic priority, resources. 
B) People, power, and principles. 
C) Readiness, support, absence of conflict. 
D) Task, Personality, Willingness. A

Question 2

What is the role of people who actively take initiative to to provide support and encouragement for people in the organization to change?

Accepted Answer

A) They are usually union leaders or organizers. 
B) They provide essential change leadership in innovative organizations. 
C) They are often disregarded as "malcontents" or "trouble-makers." 
D) They are usually ineffective unless they are in senior management roles. 
A) They are usually union leaders or organizers. 
B) They provide essential change leadership in innovative organizations. 
C) They are often disregarded as "malcontents" or "trouble-makers." 
D) They are usually ineffective unless they are in senior management roles. B

Question 3

How does history affect the Context when Appraising Tasks?

Accepted Answer

A) Adds to the time required to complete the task because some individuals focus too much on past history or old events. 
B) Helps you to be aware of potentially important background interpretations, attitudes, and concerns. 
C) Guides you in not repeating recommendations that have been made before or not "reinventing the wheel." 
D) Provides valuable information about people to avoid placing in the CPS group. 
A) Adds to the time required to complete the task because some individuals focus too much on past history or old events. 
B) Helps you to be aware of potentially important background interpretations, attitudes, and concerns. 
C) Guides you in not repeating recommendations that have been made before or not "reinventing the wheel." 
D) Provides valuable information about people to avoid placing in the CPS group. B

Question 4

Playfulness and humor, risk taking, and idea support are:

Accepted Answer

A) Factors that are commonly found in unsuccessful organizations. 
B) Personal characteristics of effective middle-managers. 
C) Elements contributing to organizational climate for creativity. 
D) Widely held myths about traits of creative organizations. 
A) Factors that are commonly found in unsuccessful organizations. 
B) Personal characteristics of effective middle-managers. 
C) Elements contributing to organizational climate for creativity. 
D) Widely held myths about traits of creative organizations.

Question 5

Debate and conflict are:

Accepted Answer

A) Terms that are essentially synonymous. 
B) Both conducive to creativity in organizations. 
C) Both destructive to creativity in organizations. 
D) Climate factors that influence organizational creativity in different ways. 
A) Terms that are essentially synonymous. 
B) Both conducive to creativity in organizations. 
C) Both destructive to creativity in organizations. 
D) Climate factors that influence organizational creativity in different ways.

Question 6

Which are important aspects in assessing ability to move forward:

Accepted Answer

A) Detailed measurable performance outcomes, effective press releases. 
B) Protection from "leaks" that may jeopardize your plan. 
C) Time, space or facilities, equipment or material, budget, specific goals. 
D) Group members who are opposed to the plan but proceed reluctantly. 
A) Detailed measurable performance outcomes, effective press releases. 
B) Protection from "leaks" that may jeopardize your plan. 
C) Time, space or facilities, equipment or material, budget, specific goals. 
D) Group members who are opposed to the plan but proceed reluctantly.

Question 7

Factors that affect organizational climate:

Accepted Answer

A) Include all levels (individual, team, organizational) and many structural, psychological, and social variables. 
B) Are primarily sociological or macro-organizational in nature. 
C) Are primarily personal and psychological in nature. 
D) Are primarily matters of teamwork and collaborative skills. 
A) Include all levels (individual, team, organizational) and many structural, psychological, and social variables. 
B) Are primarily sociological or macro-organizational in nature. 
C) Are primarily personal and psychological in nature. 
D) Are primarily matters of teamwork and collaborative skills.

Question 8

Blocks and barriers to creativity are:

Accepted Answer

A) Internal and external factors that effective problem solvers learn to reduce or manage. 
B) Inevitable factors that crush creative efforts in most groups. 
C) Usually the result of lack of creative ability among group members. 
D) Social pressures that result from rigid values. 
A) Internal and external factors that effective problem solvers learn to reduce or manage. 
B) Inevitable factors that crush creative efforts in most groups. 
C) Usually the result of lack of creative ability among group members. 
D) Social pressures that result from rigid values.

Question 9

The environment for creativity involves:

Accepted Answer

A) Avoiding all conflict and competition to build cooperation among group members. 
B) Letting people do whatever they want as long as they explain their choices. 
C) Creating competition that will allow creative ideas to prevail over mediocre ideas. 
D) Examining nine specific factors that can encourage or inhibit creativity. 
A) Avoiding all conflict and competition to build cooperation among group members. 
B) Letting people do whatever they want as long as they explain their choices. 
C) Creating competition that will allow creative ideas to prevail over mediocre ideas. 
D) Examining nine specific factors that can encourage or inhibit creativity.

Question 10

Which statement is true about organizational culture and climate?

Accepted Answer

A) Climate involves the feelings and attitudes of people in local offices, and culture describes the country in which an organization's headquarters are located. 
B) Culture involves organizational values, and climate describes what an organization's members experience. 
C) Both organizational climate and culture are very difficult to change. 
D) Culture changes more easily and quickly than climate in today's conditions. 
A) Climate involves the feelings and attitudes of people in local offices, and culture describes the country in which an organization's headquarters are located. 
B) Culture involves organizational values, and climate describes what an organization's members experience. 
C) Both organizational climate and culture are very difficult to change. 
D) Culture changes more easily and quickly than climate in today's conditions.

When examining the context for CPS, which of these are three essential factors to consider?

What is the role of people who actively take initiative to to provide support and encouragement for people in the organization to change?

How does history affect the Context when Appraising Tasks?

Playfulness and humor, risk taking, and idea support are:

Debate and conflict are:

Which are important aspects in assessing ability to move forward:

Factors that affect organizational climate:

Blocks and barriers to creativity are:

The environment for creativity involves:

Which statement is true about organizational culture and climate?

Creative Approaches to Problem Solving

Creative Problem Solving

Understanding the Challenge

Generating Ideas

Preparing for Action

Planning Your Approach to CPS

People As Creative Problem Solvers

The Role of Content

CPS As a Change Method

Designing Your Way Through CPS

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Exam 8: The Context for CPS

When examining the context for CPS, which of these are three essential factors to consider?

What is the role of people who actively take initiative to to provide support and encouragement for people in the organization to change?

How does history affect the Context when Appraising Tasks?

Playfulness and humor, risk taking, and idea support are:

Debate and conflict are:

Which are important aspects in assessing ability to move forward:

Factors that affect organizational climate:

Blocks and barriers to creativity are:

The environment for creativity involves:

Which statement is true about organizational culture and climate?

Creative Approaches to Problem Solving

Creative Problem Solving

Understanding the Challenge

Generating Ideas

Preparing for Action

Planning Your Approach to CPS

People As Creative Problem Solvers

The Role of Content

CPS As a Change Method

Designing Your Way Through CPS

Filters