Which of the following is based upon the proposition that organizational effectiveness is influenced by many factors, and that successful change depends on the relationships between those factors?

Select one:

1. The six-box organizational mode

2. The 7-S framework

.3. The star framework

4. The four-frame model

According to the PESTLE framework, which of the following factors is concerned with demographic trends? Select one:

1. Political

2. Environmental

3. Social

4. Economic

Which of the following is a suggestion for organizations seeking to develop the capabilities for handling disruptive innovation? Select one:

1. Organizations should consider acquiring an organization that already has the required capabilities.

2. Organizations should eliminate new structures such as dedicated, cross-functional teams.

3. Organizations should ensure that the disruptive innovation is complex and untestable.

4. Organizations should ensure that the disruptive innovation is less advantageous when compared with existing practice.

Which of the following is an example of change as a response to geopolitics? Select one:

1. Change as a response to the latest management fad

2. Change as a response to the preferences of Generation C

3. Change as a response to formally mandated legislation and regulation

4. Change as a response to global warming

During the 1990s, problems cited against Walt Disney Company's board of directors included all of the following EXCEPT: Select one:

1. excessive ownership of the company's stock.

2. close ties between the chief executive and directors.

3. lack of management experience.

4. minimal oversight of the company.

Which of the following statements is true of first-order change? Select one:

1. It alters current core assumptions.

2. It implies a degree of continuity and order.

3. It is disruptive and discontinuous.

4. It is rapid and groundbreaking.

According to Nutt and Backoff's assessment of organizational contexts in terms of their abilities to produce visionary strategic change, _____ organizations are classified as those that have limited resources but high acceptance of the need for change. Select one:

1. rigid

2. bold

3. overmanaged

4. liberated