Unit 6 Quiz MGT202

Which of the following argues that organizations exist as socially constructed systems in which people are constantly making sense of and enacting an organizational reality as they interact with others in a system?

Emergent approach

Transformational change refers to small refinements in current organizational practices or routines that do not challenge, but rather build on or improve, existing aspects and practices within the organization.

False

Which of the following describes an officially defined set of relationships, responsibilities, and connections that exist across an organization?

Formal organization

In 1981, _____ championed the forced-ranking system.

Jack Welch

Jason has expertise in change management processes. Jason can be classified as a(n) ______.

OD consultant

Jay Patel is the HR manager at BNB Manufacturing. Jay wants to establish the pay-for-performance structure at BNB. Jay's boss is interested in the following questions: How much differentiation of performance will we have? What is the cost of doing this pay-for-performance? Jay should focus on which of the following step in the framework to obtain these answers?

Review the financial impacts of creating pay-for-performance changes.

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, Cell 1 represents which of these environments?

Simple-stable environment

Which of these represents a kind of change that is necessary for an organization to achieve the focus it needs to make needed transfer missions and work it does feel to stay competitive in the current or larger organization, larger market environment, or societal environment?

Strategic change

Functional organizations are referred to as pyramid structures since they are governed as a hierarchical, top-down control system.

True

Scheduling HR compliance audits should be part of the company's overall strategy to avoid legal risk.

True

Whereas in cell 4 of the Company Industry Fit model, an environment characterized by a high degree of uncertainty with complex and unstable elements, industries and firms such as computer, aerospace, airlines, and telecommunications firms would operate more effectively.

True

The Hierarchy Culture profile of an organization emphasizes creating, innovating, visioning the future, managing change, risk-taking, rule breaking, experimentation, entrepreneurship, and uncertainty.

False

When leaders assume that employees will change if they can be inspired to aim for greater degrees of excellence in their work, it represents which of these?

Abundance-based change

Behavioral event interview should be conducted during which step for effective recruiting of key leadership hires?

Assess the candidates

According to the environment-industry-organization fit model, industries and firms such as computer, aerospace, airlines, and telecommunications firms would operate more effectively in which of these cells?

Cell 4

Which of the following refers to the scenario when an organization concentrates resources in only a one or very few locations, or only a few individuals are authorized to make decisions about the use of resources?

Centralization

Jay Patel is the HR manager at BNB Manufacturing. Jay is interested in establishing the pay-for-performance structure at BNB. Which of the following should be the final step in establishing this framework Jay should focus on?

Communicate and train managers and employees on the pay for-performance philosophy and process changes.

Which of the following is NOT a type of general macro environments and forces?

Corporate culture

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a divisional structure?

Cost savings, greater access to a diverse labor force not encumbered by 8-hour workdays, and less harmful effects on the environment.

A diffuse organization concentrates resources in only a one or very few locations, or only a few individuals are authorized to make decisions about the use of resources.

False

According to the Company Industry Fit model, universities and appliance manufacturers would generally prosper in a simple-unstable environment.

False

Four different drives that underlie motivation include the drives to acquire, enjoy, expand, and defend.

False

In the appreciative mindset, leaders assume that most people are inclined to resist change and therefore they need to be managed in a way that encourages them to accept change.

False

According to Drucker, corporate culture is more influential than strategy in terms of motivating employees' beliefs, behaviors, relationships, and ways they work since culture is based on values.

True

All of the following are characteristics of a mechanistic organizational structure EXCEPT:

Wide span of control

Which of the following was developed in 2001 as the dissatisfaction with performance management processes began to increase?

Agile Manifesto

Which of the following describe the first phase of an Appreciative Inquiry (AI) practice?

Define

Which of these refers to the increasing competition for recruiting?

War for talent

According to Nohria, Groysberg, and Lee, within an organization, the primary lever to address the drive to ____ is the reward system.

acquire

Within an organization, the primary lever to address the drive to _____ is culture, and the actions are to foster mutual reliance and friendships, to value collaboration and teamwork, and to encourage best practice sharing.

bond