C208 Final Assessment Questions 55 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

A manager who is comfortable with risk will be more likely to lead which sort of change effort? {Ans: a) Evolutionary b) Gradual c) Revolutionary d) Pilot C}A criticism of Taylorism was that _________. a) it allowed employees too much freedom in decision making b) it allowed management to little power over the workers c) it had a logical flaw in its reasoning d) it treated employees as parts of a machine {Ans: D}Which of the following strategies makes company stock available to investors of all types and sizes via the public markets? a) licensing b) IPO c) strategic alliance d) equity investment {Ans: B}Which of the following statements about change efforts is not true? a) Managers who expect resistance to change rarely become defensive. b) Change efforts must enjoy the support of top management in order to successfully deal with control and power issues. c) Employees tend to associate technology with change and thus resist it less. d) When workers cannot get accurate information about changes they will often assume the worst and oppose the changes. {Ans: A}Why does John Kotter advocate creating "short-term wins" in his eight-step process for change? {Ans: a) They