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What is the action research approach to organizational change?

  • An intervention that directs attention away from the group's problems.
  • A data-based, problem-oriented process that diagnoses the need for change, introduces the intervention, and evaluates and stabilizes the desired changes. (correct)
  • An approach that focuses on group potential and positive elements to drive organizational change.
  • A model of systemwide change that helps diagnose the forces that drive and restrain proposed organizational change.

    • What is the 'Four-D' model of appreciative inquiry?

  • Discovery, Dream, Design, Destiny - focusing on positive elements and potential. (correct)
  • Diagnose, Direct, Drive, Develop - diagnosing the forces that drive and restrain change.
  • Define, Determine, Discuss, Deliver - focusing on group potential and positive elements.
  • Data, Diagnosis, Design, Development - introducing intervention and evaluating changes.

    • What are the conditions for effectively diffusing change from a pilot project?

  • Unclear goals, minimal management support, and limited communication.
  • Clear success measures, visible management support, and communication of success. (correct)
  • Ambiguity in success measures, limited management involvement, and lack of communication.
  • Undefined success criteria, hidden management support, and lack of communication.

    • Who is a change agent in organizational change?

    <p>Anyone with enough knowledge and power to guide and facilitate the change effort.</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one reason people resist change?

    <p>They are worried about adopting new behaviors</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why might organizational systems discourage employees from adopting new ways?

    <p>They maintain the status quo</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What type of resistance might senior management encounter due to the organizational change described?

    <p>Resistance due to loss of status, power, and responsibility</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might be a consequence of the new organizational structure on the executives responsible for each geographic area?

    <p>They will retain control over sales activities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    How might the new organizational structure impact the executives responsible for different product groups?

    <p>They will gain increased autonomy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one reason for resistance to change among the geographic executives?

    <p>Incongruent organizational systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What might cause team norms to conflict with the desired change?

    <p>Incongruent team dynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What could be a consequence of the organizational change on the executives responsible for each geographic area?

    <p>Reduced status and power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main purpose of Lewin’s Force Field Analysis Model?

    <p>To understand how the change process works by unfreezing the current situation and refreezing the system in the desired state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an external driving force for change?

    <p>Information technology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of an internal restraining force for change?

    <p>Encouraging new practices and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a main reason why people resist change according to the text?

    <p>Direct costs</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the preferred strategy to destabilize the status quo?

    <p>Increasing driving forces and decreasing restraining forces</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a false driver for change according to the text?

    <p>Artificially created reasons for change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized as a powerful force for change in the context of dissatisfied customers?

    <p>Dissatisfied customers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the highest priority and first strategy for minimizing resistance to change?

    <p>Communication</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a strategy for minimizing resistance to change that involves learning new knowledge and skills?

    <p>Learning</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a strategy for minimizing resistance to change that involves employee participation in the change effort?

    <p>Employee involvement</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a potential benefit of stress management in minimizing resistance to change?

    <p>Reduced stress for everyone</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is an example of a strategy for minimizing resistance to change that involves assertive influence tactics?

    <p>Coercion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does unlearning in organizations potentially lead to?

    <p>Dismissals and reduced trust</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is involved in the process of refreezing desired conditions?

    <p>Realigning organizational systems and team dynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does strategic vision provide during organizational change?

    <p>Direction and minimizes employee fear</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What qualities do change agents need to possess?

    <p>Transformational leadership</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the characteristics of the action research approach to change?

    <p>Data-based, participative, and problem-oriented</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the appreciative inquiry process focus on?

    <p>Positive elements and reframing relationships around the positive</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do parallel learning structures aim to achieve?

    <p>Increase organizational learning using the action research model</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the ethical concerns related to organizational change?

    <p>Threats to privacy rights and increased management power</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may not align with cultures that minimize conflict?

    <p>Linear and open conflict assumptions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What stages are involved in the appreciative inquiry process?

    <p>Discovery, dreaming, designing, and delivering</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the action research process include?

    <p>Forming a client-consultant relationship, diagnosing the need for change, introducing change, and evaluating and stabilizing change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do cross-cultural concerns in organizational change involve?

    <p>Techniques conflicting with cultural values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the latter part of the change process that reinforces and maintains desired behaviors?

    <p>Refreezing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the first part of the change process where the change agent produces disequilibrium between driving and restraining forces?

    <p>Unfreezing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    According to Lewin’s force field analysis model, how does change occur?

    <p>Through the process of unfreezing, changing, and refreezing</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is manifested as restraining forces in the context of employee resistance to change?

    <p>Employee resistance to change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does organizational change require in addition to driving forces?

    <p>A clear, well-articulated vision of the desired future state</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is action research in the context of organizational change?

    <p>A data-based, problem-oriented process</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does appreciative inquiry focus on in the context of organizational change?

    <p>The positive and possible</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do parallel learning structures rely on to increase the organization's learning and produce meaningful organizational change?

    <p>Social structures developed alongside the formal hierarchy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What ethical concerns can arise from organizational change practices?

    <p>Threatening individual privacy rights</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the diffusion process in the context of the change process?

    <p>A pilot project</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the strategies to minimize employee resistance to change?

    <p>Communication, learning, involvement, coping support, negotiation, and sparing use of coercion</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the focus of parallel learning structures in the context of organizational change?

    <p>Increasing the organization's learning and producing meaningful organizational change</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some tips for personal change mentioned in the text?

    <p>Understanding needs and values, aligning career with competencies, setting career goals, maintaining networks, and getting a mentor</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some external forces driving changes in colleges mentioned in the text?

    <p>Increased competition for students, emerging technologies, cost pressures, changing student expectations, and college ratings</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did resistance sources at Nissan include?

    <p>Direct costs, saving face, fear of the unknown, breaking routines, incongruent systems, and incongruent team dynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized by Andrew Carnegie's quote mentioned in the text?

    <p>The importance of people in organizations</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are some internal drivers for change in colleges mentioned in the text?

    <p>Leadership, physical structures, and student and faculty coalitions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is employee resistance considered in the change process according to the text?

    <p>A symptom, not a problem</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may employee resistance stem from according to the text?

    <p>Concerns about job security, career development potential, saving face, and fear of the unknown</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What must consultants maintain in their role in the client relationship according to the text?

    <p>Objectivity and avoid client dependence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is emphasized as important in personal change according to the text?

    <p>Understanding needs and values</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the main forces for change at Nissan according to the text?

    <p>Mounting debt and declining market share</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What may resistance arise from according to the text?

    <p>Incongruent systems and team dynamics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the main reason for people resisting change according to the text?

    <p>Saving face</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a potential restraining force due to incongruent team dynamics?

    <p>Incongruent organizational systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a common reason for resistance to change related to organizational control systems?

    <p>Incongruent organizational systems</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Study Notes

    Navigating Personal and Organizational Change

    • Change processes may undermine individual self-esteem, involving disconfirmation of existing beliefs and direct exposure to personal critique.
    • Consultants must maintain objectivity and avoid client dependence in their role in the client relationship.
    • Tips for personal change include understanding needs and values, aligning career with competencies, setting career goals, maintaining networks, and getting a mentor.
    • Andrew Carnegie's quote emphasizes the importance of people in organizations.
    • External forces driving changes in colleges include increased competition for students, emerging technologies, cost pressures, changing student expectations, and college ratings.
    • Internal drivers for change in colleges include leadership, physical structures, and student and faculty coalitions.
    • At Nissan, mounting debt and declining market share were the main forces for change, with resistance sources including direct costs, saving face, fear of the unknown, breaking routines, incongruent systems, and incongruent team dynamics.
    • Employee resistance is a symptom, not a problem, in the change process, and may stem from concerns about job security, career development potential, saving face, and fear of the unknown.
    • Resistance may also arise from incongruent systems and team dynamics.
    • Employee resistance is a symptom, not a problem, in the change process, and may stem from concerns about job security, career development potential, saving face, and fear of the unknown.
    • Resistance may also arise from incongruent systems and team dynamics.

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    Test your knowledge of navigating personal and organizational change with this quiz. Explore topics such as handling resistance, understanding internal and external drivers of change, and tips for personal change. Learn about the challenges and strategies involved in managing change processes in both personal and organizational contexts.

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