Organizational Change Management Stages Quiz

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What characterizes Stage 1 Denial in the context of organizational change?

  • Employees resist accepting that changes are happening. (correct)
  • Employees enthusiastically embrace the new organizational culture.
  • Employees believe in the success of new changes.
  • Employees quickly adapt to the new ways of working.

What is the typical attitude of employees in Stage 2 Defense during organizational change?

  • Justifying their previous positions and way of doing things. (correct)
  • Becoming frustrated and angry at the new changes.
  • Embracing change as a positive opportunity.
  • Quickly discarding old practices for new ones.

Which of the following best describes Stage 3 Discarding in the context of organizational change?

  • Employees resist organizational changes as much as possible.
  • Employees understand that change is inevitable and start discarding old ways. (correct)
  • Employees refuse to acknowledge any need for change.
  • Employees become comfortable with the new working environment.

What is the main focus of Stage 4 Adaptation during organizational change?

<p>Spending time learning about changes and testing new systems. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

During which stage of organizational change do employees become amalgamated in the new culture?

<p>Stage 5 Internalization (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common outcome experienced by employees in Stage 4 Adaptation during organizational change?

<p>Increased frustration and rising anger among employees. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'ontology' refer to?

<p>The nature of existence and how we understand what it means to exist (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which perspective emphasizes the importance of causal relationships and building a robust science of society?

<p>Objective world (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the aim of the epistemological position?

<p>To understand how people make sense and interpret the world they are a part of (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'epistemology' refer to?

<p>The study of the nature of knowledge and our understanding of what knowledge is (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which approach is recommended for developing plausible explanations of observable and unobservable phenomena?

<p>Qualitative data and inductive reasoning (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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