Chapter 16 TF

Emergent approaches to change rely on mechanistic assumptions about the nature of an organization.

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Organizational design refers to the constant shifts that occur within an organizational system.

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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.

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A geographic structure describes an organization that has multiple reporting lines of authority.

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In a third phase of organizational life cycle, survival and early success, the organization expands, and the hierarchy deepens, now with multiple levels of employees.

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In deficit-based change, leaders assume that employees will change if they can be inspired to aim for greater degrees of excellence in their work.

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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

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..

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An organization with a horizontal structure is also known as a flat organization because it often features only a few levels of organizational hierarchy.

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As a general rule of thumb, the more complex the potential change, the greater the need to involve employees in the process of planning and implementing change.

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Culture change, among the most difficult kinds of changes to create within an organizational system, often involves reshaping and reimagining the core identity of the organization.

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Kotter's change model aligns with mechanistic view of structure and thus it may be especially useful in organizations where there is a strong, hierarchical structure.

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Planned change is an intentional activity or set of intentional activities that are designed to create movement toward a specific goal or end.

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Strategic planning and implementation is perhaps the most common type of organizationlevel change.

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The informal organization is emergent, meaning that it is formed through the common conversations and relationships that often naturally occur as people interact with one another in their day-to-day relationships.

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