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SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Perspectives on people, management and organizations: Example exam questions 2024 Roy Sijbom MC question In the article by Oreg (2006), the concept of resistance to change is discussed. Which of the following conclusions is correct, and in line with the findings of O...

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Perspectives on people, management and organizations: Example exam questions 2024 Roy Sijbom MC question In the article by Oreg (2006), the concept of resistance to change is discussed. Which of the following conclusions is correct, and in line with the findings of Oreg (2006)? a) Power and prestige is only related to cognitive resistance b) Job security is related to both cognitive and affective resistance c) Intrinsic rewards is only related to affective resistance 2 Footer text - Faculty or Research Institute name MC question In the article by Oreg (2006), the concept of resistance to change is discussed. Which of the following conclusions is correct, and in line with the findings of Oreg (2006)? a) Dispositional resistance to change is negatively related to affective resistance b) Anticipated change outcomes are not related to behavioral resistance c) Cognitive resistance is positively related to job satisfaction 3 Footer text - Faculty or Research Institute name MC question In his article entitled “Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage”, Barney (1991) described four indicators for sustained competitive advantage. Which of the following is the correct list of indicators? a) Valuable, Rare, Imitability and Substitutability b) Valuable, Resource-based, Imitability, Substitutability c) Valuable, Rare, Imitability and Sustainability 4 Footer text - Faculty or Research Institute name MC question Imagine the following situation in a management consulting context: ‘Client X is struggling with low productivity in their organization. Top management has concluded that insufficient middle managers are the root cause of the problem and thinks that the solution is to layoff middle management and start working with self-managing teams. At this point, top management hires a consultant to verify their analysis and add credence to their proposed solution.’ Which of the consulting roles as described by Saxton (1995), and discussed during the lecture of dr. Koen van Bommel, is applicable in this situation? 5 a) Expert b) Provocateur c) Legitimizer Open question Example open question (5 points) In the article of Stouten, Rousseau & De Cremer (2018) entitled “Successful organizational change: Integrating the management practice and scholarly literatures”, seven popular change models are discussed. Based on their review of scholarly literature, Stouten, Rousseau & De Cremer (2018) critique the first step in Kotter’s eight step change model. First, name (1 point) and explain (1 point) the first step in Kotter’s change model. Then, explain the critique of Stouten, Rousseau & De Cremer (2018) on that first step (3 points). 6 Footer text - Faculty or Research Institute name Answer key Naming the step (1 point): Creating a sense of urgency Explaining the step (1 points): Employees are alerted to the fact that change is essential Explaining the critique (3 points): “The focus on creating an initial sense of urgency, particularly in lieu of careful diagnosis, is not supported by research. Urgency can lead to fear, and accompanying rigidity and avoidance (Staw, Sandelands, & Dutton, 1981), that can undermine employee responses to change.” 7 SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS Thank You! Gue st L ectu Next week → Dr. Neil Thompson re