(2025–2026) Updated Strategic Management & Organizational
Change Study Material
Introduction:
This document provides a complete collection of midterm exam
questions with expert-verified correct answers for MGT 6681,
covering the 2025–2026 academic cycle. It includes detailed content
on organizational change theory, strategic management concepts,
open-system theory, leadership, innovation, and corporate strategy.
The material supports in-depth preparation by aligning with course
topics and offering clear, structured Q&A for effective studying.
Exam Questions and Answers
According to the text, what constitutes organization change? ---
correct precise answer ---Changing the entire system
What does the text primarily focus on when discussing organization
change? --- correct precise answer ---Internal organization levels
What are the three broad levels of organization change? --- correct
precise answer ---Individual, group, and total system
What term does Capra (1996) use to describe the context in which
individuals behave in organizations? --- correct precise answer ---
Networks within networks
,Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a primary example of
individual change that can help implement organization change? ---
correct precise answer ---Increasing salaries
What was the main objective of the new plant start-up experiment
by General Foods? --- correct precise answer ---To create a
participative management system
In the General Foods experiment, what role were first-line
supervisors expected to adopt? --- correct precise answer ---Team
leaders
Which principle was NOT part of the selection process for the new
plant at General Foods? --- correct precise answer ---Salaries
negotiated during the selection process
What was one of the key factors in the effective diffusion of the
pilot project at Volvo, according to Gyllenhammar (1977)? ---
correct precise answer ---Better model for change
According to Levine (1980), why do innovative enclaves in
organizations remain isolated? --- correct precise answer ---They
are incompatible with the overall culture
, What is the objective of the chapter on organization change
research and theory? --- correct precise answer ---To guide through
the research and theory of organization change
Which sources will the chapter explore for organization change
theory? --- correct precise answer ---Nonlinear complex systems
theory and fundamental psychological theories
Who conducted one of the early reviews of organization change
research? --- correct precise answer ---Friedlander and Brown
According to Friedlander and Brown, what are the two broad
categories of interventions in organization development? --- correct
precise answer ---People and technology
What outcomes do the two categories of interventions lead to,
according to Friedlander and Brown? --- correct precise answer ---
Human fulfillment and task accomplishment
What was a key conclusion of Friedlander and Brown's review? ---
correct precise answer ---Technostructural changes are easier to
measure than human-processual changes
What is the main emphasis of the book on organizational change? --
- correct precise answer ---Planned and revolutionary change