Exam (elaborations) MGT 6681 Final Exam

Exam (elaborations) MGT 6681 Final Exam 4.25 / 4.25 pts Charles has been working with his client to establish and maintain appropriate contacts, both within and outside the organization. According to Buchanan-Boddy, which competency is Charles demonstrating? Correct! networking team building communication influencing Question 2 4.25 / 4.25 pts Nakeia his working with the guiding coalition to balance conflicting goals and perceptions. According to Buchanan- Boddy, Nakeia is demonstrating which competency? Correct! political awareness personal enthusiasm negotiating sensitivity to changes in key personal Question 3 4.25 / 4.25 pts According to Buchanan-Boddy, all of the following are communication competencies, except _____. Correct! influencing skills interpersonal skills personal enthusiasm MGT 6681 Final Exam stimulating motivation and commitment Question 4 4.25 / 4.25 pts During a recent meeting, someone said that Altavious was "helicoptering." According to Buchanan-boddy, what is Altavious doing? Correct! standing back and taking a broader view of priorities gaining commitment to change ideas and initiatives from potential skeptics and subversives transmitting to colleagues and subordinates the need for changes in personal goals and in individual tasks and responsibilities bringing together key stakeholders and establishing effective working groups Question 5 4.25 / 4.25 pts Brian has been hard at work for his client as he builds a leadership module for his client. According to McBer, which skill set is Brian relying upon? Correct! organizational initiation interpersonal diagnostic Question 6 4.25 / 4.25 pts According to McBer, when Don uses his ability to collect meaningful data, which skill set is he using? Correct! diagnostic interpersonal initiation organizational Question 7 4.25 / 4.25 pts According to McBer, all of the following are initiation skills needed by change managers, except _____. Correct! Ability to collect meaningful data from multiple sources problem solving and planning ability to manage groups and group dynamics ability to make concise presentations Question 8 4.25 / 4.25 pts Which of the following is an organizational skill needed by change managers? Correct! Ability to administer resources knowledge of principles of development ability to draw conclusions from complex data ability to influence others Question 9 4 / 4 pts Alexis considers herself an adept corporate politician. Which of the following political tactics is Alexis using when she avoids failing projects and always chooses a seat close to the head of the table? Correct! positioning alliances rule games issue selling Question 10 4 / 4 pts During which political tactic might you hear this response? "I'm sorry, but you have used the wrong form, at the wrong time, with the wrong arguments; we can't set inconsistent precedents." Correct! rule games dirty tricks information games structure games Question 11 4 / 4 pts Mercedes does not like organizational politics, but she understands the need to look the part of a professional. Which of the following political tactics is Mercedes using? Correct! image building information games rule games positioning Question 12 4 / 4 pts Ananda is looking forward to the results of recent changes that her people are working through. Her style is to specify the general directions in which she wants the company to move but to leave the details to be decided locally. Which tactic is Ananda using to sustain change? Correct! encourage voluntary acts of initiative redesign roles link selection to change objectives walk the talk Question 13 0 / 4 pts Kneisha believes that evidence is the touchstone of successful change, so she works to keep track of all goal achievements and plan adjustments in the latest change initiative. Which tactic is she using to sustain change? Correct Answer measure progress You Answered fine tuning walk the talk redesign reward systems Question 14 4 / 4 pts Which of the following is NOT a threat to sustainability of change? Correct! initiators and drivers remain in touch with the organization new brooms want to drive their own agendas issues and pressures that triggered change are no longer visible funding runs out Question 15 0 / 4 pts Which of the following is an advantage of using a consultative change management style? Correct Answer higher staff commitment You Answered time consuming resentment if staff is ignored logistics can be problematic Question 16 4 / 4 pts Meniece's job within the change initiative is to prevent people from back to previous ways. Kotter calls this _____ while Lewin calls this _____. Correct! institutionalizing, refreezing Kotter's Law, valley of despair creating urgency, unfreezing implementation, changing Question 17 4 / 4 pts Jon believes that his employees are in the valley of despair. What is going on with Jon's employees? Correct! experiencing pain and loss because of the change experiencing change fatigue experiencing the "light at the end of the tunnel" experiencing urgency to change Question 18 4 / 4 pts Erald is examing market realities, identifying crises, and discussing opportunities. Which stage of Kotter's model is Erald deploying? Correct! create urgency create a vision plan for short term wins produce more change Question 19 4 / 4 pts Huong is creating a direction for her company's change initiative while she develops strategies to move toward the goal. What step of Kotter's model is Huong deploying? Correct! create a vision establish urgency consolidate gains empower others Question 20 4 / 4 pts Nickolas works quite hard to help people change attitudes by making them feel uncomfortable with what they have currently. He sees the problems with the current status of the organization and works to get that in front of others. What is Nickolas doing? Correct! unfreezing changing refreezing creating a guiding coalition Question 21 4 / 4 pts Nike the company and the industry is athletic shoes: Nike's estimated growth for 2016 was 5%. Nike's actual growth rate was 1%. Where does this belong in your internal analysis of Nike? Correct! internal weakness internal strength external threat external opportunity Question 22 4 / 4 pts Little Debbie is the company, and snacks are the industry: California legislators are trying to limit the junk foods that are found in vending machines in schools. Where does this belong in your analysis of Little Debbie products? Correct! external threat external weakness internal opportunity external opportunity Question 23 4 / 4 pts Little Debbie is the company, and snacks is the industry: Little Debbie is Adventistowned and recently hired 100% of the graduates from Southern Adventist University, saying "We are determined to nurture strong ties with Adventist church leadership and this means hiring and training a team of theologically-savvy lobbyists that speak the language of church leaders,” said Little Debbie spokesperson Geert Wricher, emphasizing the special importance of graduates from Southern’s School of Religion. Where would this belong on your analysis of Little Debbie? Correct! internal identity strength internal identity weakness external identity opportunity external identity threat Question 24 4 / 4 pts Little Debbie is the company, and snacks is the industry: Americans are overweight and growing. Often, poor diet is touted as the primary cause of obesity. Where does this belong in your analysis of Little Debbie? Correct! sociodemographic threat sociodemographic opportunity management weakness fashion opportunity Question 25 4 / 4 pts Nike is the company, and athletic shoes is the industry: Nike has long been in known for its involvement with sweat shop labor. In truth, Nike has not used sweat shop labor within the last 15 years. Where does this belong in your analysis? Correct! reputation weakness demographic strength reputation opportunity economic threat Question 26 4 / 4 pts Which of the following is not an influence that will be aligned with organizational operations in strategic changes? Correct! t-groups technology politics culture Question 27 4 / 4 pts The Lewinian approach to OD assumes the system is static or semistatic outside of the change process while the Confucian approach assumes _____.