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What is the goal of planned organizational change?
What is the goal of planned organizational change?
- To reduce the organization's resources
- To limit the returns to stakeholders
- To increase the organization's effectiveness (correct)
- To maintain the current state of the organization
At which levels is planned organizational change targeted for improving effectiveness?
At which levels is planned organizational change targeted for improving effectiveness?
- Financial resources and technological capabilities
- Human resources and functional resources (correct)
- Technological capabilities and organizational capabilities
- Human resources and organizational capabilities
What are typical kinds of change efforts directed at human resources?
What are typical kinds of change efforts directed at human resources?
- Avoiding changes in the composition of the top-management team
- Changing the composition of the top-management team to improve organizational learning and decision making (correct)
- Reducing investment in training and development activities
- Maintaining existing organizational norms and values
How do organizations transfer resources as the environment changes?
How do organizations transfer resources as the environment changes?
Which is considered an organization's most important asset?
Which is considered an organization's most important asset?
What is the process by which organizations move from their current state to a desired future state to increase their effectiveness?
What is the process by which organizations move from their current state to a desired future state to increase their effectiveness?
What is the main focus of team building as described in the text?
What is the main focus of team building as described in the text?
What is the primary goal of intergroup training as mentioned in the text?
What is the primary goal of intergroup training as mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of process consultation in the context of organizational development?
What is the purpose of process consultation in the context of organizational development?
What distinguishes intergroup training from team building?
What distinguishes intergroup training from team building?
Which OD technique involves a facilitator working closely with a manager to improve their interaction with other group members?
Which OD technique involves a facilitator working closely with a manager to improve their interaction with other group members?
What does organizational mirroring aim to improve?
What does organizational mirroring aim to improve?
In what way does total organizational interventions promote change at the organization level?
In what way does total organizational interventions promote change at the organization level?
What is the key purpose of an organizational confrontation meeting?
What is the key purpose of an organizational confrontation meeting?
'Total organizational interventions' primarily aim to promote change at which level?
'Total organizational interventions' primarily aim to promote change at which level?
What is the main role of a facilitator in process consultation?
What is the main role of a facilitator in process consultation?
What is one of the core competences of an organization?
What is one of the core competences of an organization?
What is one of the forces for organizational change?
What is one of the forces for organizational change?
What is the main explanation for a possible decline in an organization’s effectiveness?
What is the main explanation for a possible decline in an organization’s effectiveness?
Which of the following is a group-level resistance to change?
Which of the following is a group-level resistance to change?
According to Lewin’s force-field theory, what determines how change will take place in an organization?
According to Lewin’s force-field theory, what determines how change will take place in an organization?
What type of change is gradual, incremental, and narrowly focused?
What type of change is gradual, incremental, and narrowly focused?
Which theory proposes the importance of changing role and task relationships to increase organizational effectiveness?
Which theory proposes the importance of changing role and task relationships to increase organizational effectiveness?
What makes it difficult for an organization to change when it causes power struggles and organizational conflict?
What makes it difficult for an organization to change when it causes power struggles and organizational conflict?
What is the primary goal of total quality management (TQM)?
What is the primary goal of total quality management (TQM)?
What is the main emphasis in TQM?
What is the main emphasis in TQM?
What is the process by which managers redesign how tasks are bundled into roles and functions to improve organizational effectiveness?
What is the process by which managers redesign how tasks are bundled into roles and functions to improve organizational effectiveness?
What is the primary purpose of restructuring in an organization?
What is the primary purpose of restructuring in an organization?
What does Lewin's force-field theory state about implementing change in an organization?
What does Lewin's force-field theory state about implementing change in an organization?
What is the goal of action research in managing organizational change?
What is the goal of action research in managing organizational change?
What is the main focus of organizational development (OD)?
What is the main focus of organizational development (OD)?
What are quality circles primarily focused on achieving?
What are quality circles primarily focused on achieving?
Which type of change involves rapid, dramatic, and broadly focused attempts to quickly find new ways to be effective?
Which type of change involves rapid, dramatic, and broadly focused attempts to quickly find new ways to be effective?
What does institutionalizing action research aim to achieve?
What does institutionalizing action research aim to achieve?
