Question $1$

In Katzenbach, Steffen, and Kronley's

article about cultural change, they suggest

that leaders take at least a somewhat

appreciative inquiry approach when

considering their organization's existing

strengths.

True

FalseQuestion $2$

Which of the following are strategies to

"never have a blank year" $($from the Meg

Jay article$)$ on your resume? $($Select all that

apply$)$

Pursue voluntary professional development

opportunities

Prepare to take standardized entrance tests

or apply to grad school

Always make sure you have a job $($any job$)$

Job craft any job into one that adds value to

who you areQuestion $3$

In the Wired article, Sid Sijbrandij argues

that many companies who choose to shift

to a hybrid mode of working after the

pandemic will lose their highest

performing remote employees over time.

Which of the following does he argue will

contribute to this loss? $($Select all that

apply$)$

Failing to change the organizational culture

from $"$in$-$office" to "remote" or "truly hybrid"

Subtle devaluations of the work of remote

employees because they are not "seen" in

the office

Top managers and organizational leaders

continuing to do in$-$office work rather than

work remotely

Even high performers are less able to

perform remotely, and they'll choose to go

somewhere they can work in the office

The challenges of properly socializing

remote employees into a "hybrid" cultureQuestion $4$

The "Productivity J$-$Curve" tells us that

new technologies and organizational

changes typically reap immediate benefits

in worker productivity.

True

FalseQuestion $5$

Which of the following are conclusions we

can draw from Lewin's Force Field Analysis

Model? $($Select all that apply$)$

At any given time, there are forces

supporting and opposing change in an

organization

Organizations change all the time

After the organization goes through a

change, a new status quo reigns until the

next unfreezing phase

Resistance to change is uncommonQuestion $6$

Which of the following is a form of self$-$

interest that can contribute to resistance

to change?

Change in general makes the employee

very anxious

The employee doesn't feel like their voice

was included in the change

The status quo benefits the resisting

employee

All of the aboveQuestion $7$

If organizational leaders fail to establish

that change is needed $($and needed

urgently$),$ employees are more likely to

resist the change.

True

FalseQuestion $8$

Which approach to organizational change

focuses on existing organizational

strengths and capabilities as well as

potential opportunities for positive

organizational performance rather than

current organizational deficiencies that

need fixing to promote future

organizational performance?

Appreciative inquiry approach

Action research approach

Positive organizational scholarship approach

Critical analysis approachQuestion $9$

Which of the following are characteristics

support effective cultural change in an

organization?

Building the change out of a thorough

understanding of the existing culture and its

strengths

Matching cultural change with the overall

organizational strategy

Use formal and informal interventions to

promote change in key employee behaviors

All of the above