Organizational Change 4th Edition Deszca Test Bank
Test Bank for Organizational Change An Action-Oriented Toolkit 4th Edition Gene Deszca, Cynthia Ingols, Tupper F. Cawsey, ISBN-10: 1544351402, ISBN-13: 9781544351407
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1 Changing Organizations in Our Complex World
CHAPTER 2 How to Lead Organizational Change: Frameworks
CHAPTER 3 What to Change in an Organization: Frameworks
CHAPTER 4 Building and Energizing the Need for Change
CHAPTER 5 Navigating Change Through Formal Structures and Systems
CHAPTER 6 Navigating Organizational Politics and Culture
CHAPTER 7 Managing Recipients of Change and Influencing Internal Stakeholders
CHAPTER 8 Becoming a Master Change Agent
CHAPTER 9 Action Planning and Implementation
CHAPTER 10 Get and Use Data Throughout the Change Process
CHAPTER 11 The Future of Organizations and the Future of Change
Test Bank
CHAPTER 1: CHANGING ORGANIZATIONS IN OUR COMPLEX WORLD
Multiple Choice
1. Organizational change is the planned alteration of organizational components to improve the ______ of organizations.
a. effectiveness
b. profitability
c. efficiency
d. culture
Ans: A
AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
Cognitive Domain: Knowledge
Answer Location: Defining Organizational Change
Difficulty Level: Medium
2. According to the authors’ focus, which of the following can be classified as organizational change?
a. increasing production of a popular product line
b. installing new technology
c. increasing existing sales efforts
d. adding staff to the marketing department
Ans: B
AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Defining Organizational Change
Difficulty Level: Medium
3. Which of the following about organizational change as defined by the authors is true?
a. Organizational change can happen by accident.
b. Organizational change includes additional effort on existing strategies.
c. Organizational change is clear and linear.
d. Organizational change requires concrete initiatives.
Ans: D
AACSB: Leading in organizational situations
Cognitive Domain: Comprehension
Answer Location: Defining Organizational Change
Difficulty Level: Easy
