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Identify the potential change drivers from within an organization. (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question.

Facilities relocation

Product and service innovations

Cognitive construction

Economic and trading conditions

Multiple Choice Question Identify a true statement about "new broom" top executives with reference to change drivers within an organization. Multiple choice question.

They are able to handle problems with more ease than their predecessors due to prior experience.

They are not overly controlled by past practice.

They cannot focus on the organization's known but unresolved sacred cows unlike their predecessors.

They are less likely to be able to create energy for change.

Multiple Choice Question The way a manager deals with pressures for change that emerge from the need to coordinate work within the team, and develop values and mindsets to improve performance is influenced by the image of a(n) _____. Multiple choice question.

nurturer

coach

caretaker

interpreter

Multiple Choice Question Which of the following is an environmental pressure that leads to organizational change? Multiple choice question.

Aging workforce

High employee turnover

Office relocation

Multiple Select Question Select all that apply Identify the true statements about the implications of gloabalization as it develops a new digital profile. (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question.

Trade in goods are generating more economic value than trade in services.

Cross-border data flows are rising since mid-2000s.

The demand for a highly skilled workforce is increasing manufacturing is becoming more automated.

Long-haul trade is now growing faster than intraregional trade.

Redistribution of responsibilities

True or False Question True or false: A new chief executive serves as one of the potential change drivers from within an organization. True false question. True False

True or False Question

True or false: "New broom" top executives often fail to deal with the organization's "sacred cows" and other long-running problems. True false question. True False

Multiple Select Question Select all that apply According to the results from a 2019 survey conducted by the World Economic Forum, which of the following are among the top three threats that will arise over the next 10 years? (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question.

Cyber attacks

Data fraud

Extreme weather events

Natural disasters

Climate change

True or false: Environmental pressures for organizational change include threats but not opportunities. True false question. True Reason: This is false. Environmental pressures are explanations for change. These pressures take many forms and include opportunities as well as threats. False

Multiple Select Question Select all that apply In the context of changing expectations of work, which of the following are likely to be advantageous for organizations? (Check all that apply.)

Multiple select question.

Flexible modes of work

Micromanagement of staff

Extended bench time

Corporate social responsibility schemes

Multiple Choice Question Which of the following statements is true of globalization as it develops a new digital profile? Multiple choice question.

It creates a positive attitude among the entire labor force as it promises growth for all.

It has caused trade in cross-border services to shrink 60 percent faster than trade in physical goods.

It has extended the life cycles of products as customer preferences have remained the same.

It offers many new opportunities for growth, but also presents fresh challenges and risks.

Multiple Select Question Select all that apply Identify the potential change drivers from within an organization. (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question.

Cognitive construction

Economic and trading conditions

Facilities relocation

Product and service innovations

Multiple Choice Question

Which of the following threats falls under the top five future threats identified in the 2019 survey conducted by the World Economic Forum? Multiple choice question.

Water crises

Domestic political polarization

Extreme weather events

Economic confrontations

Multiple Choice Question People who belong to Generation Y are also known as _____. Multiple choice question.

traditionalists

millennials

baby busters

baby boomers

Multiple Choice Question

The way a manager deals with pressures for change that emerge from the need to coordinate work within the team, and develop values and mindsets to improve performance is influenced by the image of a(n) _____. Multiple choice question.

coach

caretaker

interpreter

nurturer

Multiple Choice Question Which of the following factors drives the employment of older workers in organizations? Multiple choice question.

Skill inadequacy

Low compensation

Lack of accountability

Poor decision making

Multiple Choice Question

According to a study conducted by Deloitte, which of the following is one of the main reasons Generation Y choose to work for an organization? Multiple choice question.

Fixed work arrangements

High income

Less workload

Professional development

Multiple Choice Question Which of the following is true of the demographic trends in the twenty-first century? Multiple choice question.

Global migration is on the rise.

The number young people looking for work is increasing.

The population is ageing and life expectancy is decreasing.

Organizations are encouraging older workers to retire.

Multiple Choice Question In Generation C, which of the following is encouraged?

Multiple choice question.

More hierarchical organizations

More financial rewards than experiences

More flexible forms of working

More importance to work than personal life

Multiple Choice Question Identify an approach that can be used by organizations for managing older workers. Multiple choice question.

Tailoring job roles that are in line with individual needs and expectations

Requiring older employees to work overtime or over the weekend

Discouraging the practice of a phased retirement

Refraining from the practice of handing over challenging work to older employees

Multiple Choice Question While new technologies generate new opportunities and benefits for organizations, they will also _____. Multiple choice question.

lead to several people losing their jobs because of automation

simplify all tasks (economical or uneconomical) through automation

create a single class of workers who receive uniform benefits

reduce cybercrime to a great extent with the help of advanced technology

Multiple Select Question Select all that apply Which of the following are true of the main reasons for the failure of organizations to change after extreme events? (Check all that apply.) Multiple select question.

Organizations focus on identifying lessons from the extreme events rather than implementing change.

Managers focus on combinations of many events across different parts of the organization over time instead of the immediate causal factors.

Organizations overlook passive learning in the wake of extreme events.

Managers assume that failures are always bad....