Although strategic change tends to be seen as a long term issue, it may be useful to achieve 'short-term wins'. What does this mean?

• A) The organisation must complete its change programme quickly
• B) Short-term wins benefit stakeholders
• C) The organisation must win in the short-term to be successful in the long-term
• D) Completing some tasks quickly to demonstrate success and build confidence in a change programme

Which of the following focuses on the selection and rationalization of organizational structure and process?

• A) Entrepreneurial problem
• B) Engineering problem
• C) Managerial problem
• D) Administrative problem

Identify the statement which defines a change agent?

• A) A top management expert who knows all parts of the organization
• B) External consultant who analyzes the organization and recommend the changes that need to take place
• C) A person or group of people who take on the role of promoting change within an organization
• D) The person or group in an organization that people try to influence in order to get their personal concerns

Change agents facilitate the diagnostic phase by gathering, interpreting and presenting _________.

• A) Data
• B) Problems
• C) Alternatives
• D) Solutions

Which of the following is not a key task for those involved in seeking political agreements over strategic change?

• A) Seek out potential opposition and attempt to change opinions or at least, to neutralize them
• B) Identify potential and influential supporters and persuade them to support the new strategy
• C) Build the maximum consensus for the new proposals, preferably prior to any formal decision meeting
• D) Negotiate any necessary 'side deals' to get people by their side

Identify the state in which a firm reacts to environmental changes and complies with environmental mandates?

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

Which of the following focuses on the choice of technologies and processes to be used for production and distribution?

• A) Managerial problem
• B) Administrative problem
• C) Engineering problem
• D) Entrepreneurial problem

Identify the reason due to which strategic change is likely to be more successful in circumstances of incremental change?

• A) It is facilitated by management consultants
• B) It is internalized and owned by those who will implement it
• C) It is forcefully implemented
• D) It is owned by the senior manager

Which of the following statements describes engineering problem for prospectors?

• A) To facilitate and coordinate numerous and diverse operations
• B) To focus on short term goals
• C) To locate and develop market opportunities
• D) To avoid long term commitments to a single technological process

Which of the following best describes an 'intended' strategy?

• A) All of the given options
• B) A strategy that is the product of competitive pressure
• C) A strategic direction that emerges from a stream of decisions
• D) An expression of desired strategic direction deliberately formulated or planned by managers

Goals of an organization are often derived from its:

• A) Mission
• B) Objectives
• C) Strategy
• D) All of the given options

Which of the following term has an articulated purpose?

• A) Organizational Selection
• B) None of the above
• C) Organizational Variation
• D) Organizational Adaptaion

Identify an element of outer context of strategic change.

• A) Industry regulations applied on company
• B) Life cycle of the company
• C) Level of perceived trust in the board
• D) Commercial requirement of the company

The general or macro environment is a part of organization’s external environment. Identify other type of organization’s external environment?

• A) The specific environment
• B) The micro-environment
• C) The internal environment
• D) The competitive environment

Which of the following dimensions of strategic change describes ‘what’ of the change according to Pettigrew?

• A) Content
• B) Outer Context
• C) Inner context
• D) Process

Rituals, stories and symbols are important features of strategic change. Which of the following do you think is the most powerful symbol?

• A) Changes to systems such as reward, information and control systems
• B) Physical changes in the work environment such as relocations or changes to office space
• C) Use of stories such as newsletters
• D) Behavior of change agents

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