Which of the following is Not an external source of strategic organizational change?

• A) Technological advancement
• B) Competitor’s actions
• C) Government regulations
• D) New corporate mission

Identify an element of inner context of strategic change.

• A) Life cycle of the company
• B) Presence of influential stakeholders
• C) Ownership structure of the company
• D) Extent of regulation in the industry

The research shows that the defender and prospector seem to reside at the ----- ends of continuum
of adjustment strategies.

• A) Parallel
• B) Same
• C) Opposite
• D) None of the above

Identify the word which best describes the analyzer’s adaptive approach?

• A) Balanced
• B) Uncertaint
• C) Efficienct
• D) Dynamic

Each strategy has a particular configuration of technology, structure and process that is consistent with its market strategy except:

• A) Reactors
• B) Defenders
• C) Prospectors
• D) Analyzers

There are different styles of managing strategic change. Which of the following are the potential benefits of "direction" as a change style?

• A) Overcomes lack of information or misinformation
• B) Increases ownership of a decision or process
• C) Provides clarity and speed
• D) Maintains control over the change process whilst also involving people in it

Identify an external source of strategic organizational change.

• A) Purchase of new technology in a company
• B) Government regulations
• C) Merger and acquisition
• D) New corporate vision

How many footnotes on organization change were suggested by James March?

• A) Six
• B) Seven
• C) Five
• D) Four

Cause and effect refers to:

• A) Concept of selection
• B) Concept of change
• C) Concept of adaptability
• D) Concept of causality

Which of the following best describes the style of managing change associated with coercion or edict?

• A) Explicit use of power
• B) Use of authority to set direction and means of change
• C) Change agent retains co-ordination and control but delegates elements of change
• D) Involvement in setting the strategy agenda and resolving strategic issues by groups

If someone goes to doctor and he gives him long comprehensive multi-dimensional prescription without even diagnosing problem, this is an example of which of the following?

• A) None of the given options
• B) Solution driven problem
• C) Unanticipated outcome
• D) Innovative solution

The performance and productivity in organization depend upon its size, location and nature of industry. This refers to:

• A) Concept of pluralism
• B) Contingency school of thought
• C) Scientific management
• D) Concept of equifinality

Why might a forcefield analysis be useful in thinking about strategic change?

• A) A forcefield analysis provides a way of identifying forces for and against change in the organisation
• B) A forcefield analysis identifies those who have power in the organizations to make change happen
• C) A forcefield analysis helps to identify the blockages to change
• D) A forcefield analysis helps to identify forces which might facilitate change

Which of the following mentions the appropriate sequence of the key activities in the strategic management process?

• A) Formulation, implementation and evaluation
• B) Formulation, evaluation and implementation
• C) Analysis, implementation and evaluation
• D) Analysis, formulation and evaluation

Organizations reflect type of negotiated order which refers to:

• A) Learning
• B) Adaptation
• C) Conflict
• D) Flexibility

Identify a state in which a firm tries to buffer itself from its environment?

• A) Neutral
• B) Constant
• C) Unstable
• D) Stable

Which of the following enacts an environment that is more dynamic than other types of organizations?

• A) Reactor
• B) Defender
• C) Analyzer
• D) Prospector

Which of the following statements describes the style of managing change as intervention?

• A) Change agent retains co-ordination and control but delegates elements of the change programme
• B) Explicit use of power through edict
• C) Involvement in setting the strategy change agenda and resolving strategic issues by groups or task forces
• D) Use of authority to set the direction and means of change

Which of the following is an organization that minimizes risk while maximizing the opportunity for profit?

• A) Reactor
• B) Prospector
• C) Analyzer
• D) Defender

Unless an environment is perfectly stable, organization can not learn appropriately. What does this mean?

• A) This means employees adapt change according to their will
• B) This means employees resist change
• C) This means organization doesn’t have ability to learn
• D) This means organization always lag behind environment