MGT 435 Course Quizzes Week 1 – 5
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MGT 435 Week 1 Quiz
Question: Organizational change is most likely to occur in an ethical fashion when team members __________.
- Question: Which of the following most accurately characterizes the general goal of planned organizational change?
- Question: Which of the following is an example of proactive change?
- Question: Compared to reactive change, proactive changes initiated by organization leaders __________.
- Question: The group that can affect or be affected by an organization’s actions is known as __________.
- Question: Which of the following is the final step in Lewin’s method for identifying the forces for and against a particular situation, problem, or opportunity?
- Question: Which of the following techniques might organizational development specialists utilize in their work?
- Question: Which of the following is NOT one of Lewin’s general stages of change?
- Question: All of the following are forces for change in an organization EXCEPT __________.
- Question: Which of the following types of change involves improving upon what already exists?
MGT 435 Week 2 Quiz
Question: Which of the following is an especially critical factor for diagnosing, planning, and implementing organizational change?
- Question: Of all the nine action research phases, which is considered to be the “go” phase?
- Question: Which of the following is NOT among the “four Ds” of the appreciative inquiry model?
- Question: Which of the following is true about people’s resistance to change?
- Question: According to McKinsey and Kotter (1996), approximately what percentage of large organizational changes fail?
- Question: Organizational inertia refers to the tendency of organizations to __________.
- Question: The task of preparing people for organizational change typically falls upon __________.
- Question: Large-scale change interventions in firms are typically __________.
- Question: Resistance to organizational change can __________.
- Question: According to the environment-industry-organization contingency model of organizational change, which of the following increases environmental complexity?
MGT 435 Week 3 Quiz
Question: Alan Mulally’s strategy to turn Ford around was known as the __________, which was characterized by the mantra __________.
- Question: When aligning people with an organization’s vision, leaders should consider __________.
- Question: According to the stakeholder matrix, if the stakeholder is assessed as nonsupportive, which of the following strategies should be used?
- Question: In Cummings and Worley’s five dimensions of leading and managing change model, identifying key stakeholders is as aspect of __________.
- Question: For which company did Alan Mulally previously work that prepared him for implementing change at Ford?
- Question: At which level does aligning the organization to a new vision begin?
- Question: What is a company’s C-suite?
- Question: Which is the first step of Warrick’s six-step change implementation process?
- Question: All of the following elements are part of an organization’s vision EXCEPT __________.
- Question: The role of a sponsor for large-scale, strategic organizational change is typically assigned to ____.
MGT 435 Week 4 Quiz
Question: Satinelle is known for its ability to integrate newcomers into its high-performing culture. It also cares about supporting opportunities for employees’ professional growth. Because of this, Satinelle is known as a __________.
- Question: A level 5 leadership style refers to leaders who tend to be __________.
- Question: Cultural risk is the risk that __________.
- Question: SillFill Corporation recruits and retains talented employees by giving them opportunities to participate in achieving the organization’s objectives. Specifically, SillFill lets employees sit in on focus groups. This falls under the employee involvement category known as __________.
- Question: Variety-based positioning refers to __________.
- Question: In order to facilitate the recruitment of the right talent, branding is especially important for __________.
- Question: The concept of creative destruction refers to __________.
- Question: Which of the following is the best example of a negative externality?
- Question: __________ refers to the high-tech analysis of a company’s data in order to make better strategic decisions.
- Question: All of the following iconic brands appeared on the Huffington Post’s list of companies that could soon go out of business EXCEPT __________.
MGT 435 Week 5 Quiz
Question: Which of the following is a typical quality of an agile organization?
- Question: Which of the following statements about mental models is FALSE?
- Question: Because of a special project, Khalib is asked to be part of a temporary group that is made up of individuals from marketing, customer service, engineering, and product development. The team has never worked together before, and will be dissolved once their work on this project is finished. This group would most likely be described as a(n)_______________.
- Question: What does the clothing manufacturer Zara do that qualifies it as an agile organization?
- Question: Which of the following is TRUE of an organization with a flattened layer of management?
- Question: Respondents of a survey conducted by the Center for Creative Leadership ranked which of the following traits low in terms of being important for successful leadership?
- Question: At which of Woolner’s (1995) five stages to becoming a learning organization does learning become a part of an organization’s day-to-day activities?
- Question: How did Cisco address company-wide communication issues that were hindering its performance?
- Question: Which of Woolner’s (1995) five stages to becoming a learning organization applies primarily to start-ups?
- Question: One key virtue of a learning organization is to _________________.