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- LDR 531 Week 6 Quiz
- 1 The validity of a strategy for organizational change lies in its
- speed of implementation
- adaptability
- clarity of vision
- simplicity
- 2 Hard power tactics best influence those with which following characteristic?
- Action oriented
- High self-esteem
- Reflective orientation
- Intrinsically motivated
- 3 Surveys of seasoned managers reveal they believe politics in the workplace is
- a major part of organizational life
- part of some job requirements
- always unethical
- ineffective
- 4 During organizational change, employee–management interfaces such as workshops and retreats
- distract the participants from the real issues
- initiate
- help employees overcome downsizing issues
- solve communication problems relatively short-term periods of high-energy action
- 5 With downward influence, power tactics preferred by U.S. managers include
- inspirational appeals
- influence
- personal appeals
- coalitions
- 6 Periods of convergence are those in which an organization
- is in turmoil
- must downsize to conserve resources
- seeks to improve its situation with relatively minor changes
- employs new strategies to advance the organization
- 7 Transformational change in an organization
- has no defined formula
- is best delivered by a bottom-up plan
- is always necessary to some degree
- is best delivered by a top-down plan
- 8 Political behavior in the workplace
- works only in an upward or lateral influence direction
- attempts to influence decision making
- is unlikely in a well-run organization
- works only in a lateral influence direction
- 9 Organizational change relies on a balance of change and
- continuity
- vision
- planning
- strategy
- 10 Buck passing and scapegoating when politics is seen as a threat are forms of
- defensive behaviors
- offensive behaviors
- suppression
- aggression
- 11 To keep a strategy in focus, effective managers employ
- rigid implementation
- central themes
- simple goals
- piecemeal implementation
- 12 The formulation and implementation of a strategy
- must be completely defined before action is taken
- are ongoing events within an organization
- follow strict, unalterable guidelines
- are separate and sequential processes
- 13 A person likely to participate in political behavior
- is insensitive to social cues
- believes he or she has little influence
- has a desire for power
- is a social nonconformist
- 14 Politicking is less likely in organizations that have
- adeclining resources
- high role ambiguity
- clear performance appraisal systems
- democratic decision making
- 15 Central to managing a successful organizational strategy implementation are/is
- coalition management
- formal models of implementation
- competitive teams
- tracking progress
- 16 In convergent periods, the role of executive management is to
- develop new strategies for the problems at hand
- challenge middle managers to reinvent their departments
- shift middle managers to promote new views
- reemphasize the mission and core values
- 17 An influence tactic that relies on rank and enforcement of group goals is
- Coalitions
- legitimacy
- pressure
- personal appeals
- 18 A primary goal of politics in the workplace is to
- form alliances
- exclude undesirable peers
- secure limited resources
- promote organizational goals
- 19 Impression management sends _____ messages that may be _____ under other circumstances.
- true, false
- convincing, unconvincing
- false, true
- ethical, unethical
- 20 Organizational momentum relates to
- patterns of behavior, norms, and values
- growth in sales, profits, and so forth
- willingness to move beyond incremental change
- the rate of change to make improvements
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