MGT 435 WEEK 5 QUIZ

MGT 435 WEEK 5 QUIZ

WEEK 5 Quiz

1.            Question :           Of the following, which is one of the most serious liabilities of the traditional, hierarchical organizational structure, as opposed to the modern, more decentralized approach?

                Student Answer:                              Finding the most qualified CEO

                                                 Responding quickly and effectively to potentially damaging changes

                                                 Meeting payroll

                                                 Creating a culture where every employee knows who the “boss” is

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 2.           Question :           Which of the following represents a “soft” dimension of change?

                Student Answer:                              Systems

                                                 Strategies

                                                 Employee motivation

                                                 Structures

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 3.           Question :           In Rowden’s (2009) four traits of learning organizations, continuous planning, reflection, and adjustment exemplifies

                Student Answer:                              Constant readiness

                                                 Continuous planning

                                                 Improvised implementation

                                                 Action learning

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 4.           Question :           The concept of a “learning organization” was introduced by

                Student Answer:                              Semco Group CEO Ricardo Semler

                                                 Netflix CEO Reed Hastings

                                                 Apple Chairman Steve Jobs

                                                 MIT professor Peter Senge

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 5.           Question :           The point of Senge’s “Parable of the Boiled Frog” is

                Student Answer:                              There is little time to make important decisions regarding change

                                                 Gradual threats to well-being are easy to detect

                                                 Change takes long periods of time to implement

                                                 Failure to detect gradual threats to well-being is a common cause of corporate failure

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 6.           Question :           True or false?  In the modern environment of effective organizational leadership, communication and collaboration take priority over dictatorial authority.

                Student Answer:                               True

                                                 False

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 7.           Question :           Which of the following is true in organization with a “flattened” layer of management?

                Student Answer:                              Decision-making power is passed to the employee-level

                                                 Decision-making power is passed to the leadership-level

                                                 Communication occurs primarily in a vertical fashion

                                                 Communication is hindered due to the formation of “silos”

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 8.           Question :           An employee who fails to recognize that she is one part of the whole (organization) exhibits which of the following “learning disabilities”?

                Student Answer:                              I am my position

                                                 The enemy is out there

                                                 The illusion of taking charge

                                                 The myth of the management team

                Points Received:              1 of 1

                Comments:       

 9.           Question :           True or false?  “Shared vision” begins at the common worker level

                Student Answer:                               True

                                                 False

                Points Received:              0 of 1

                Comments:       

 10.         Question :           Which of the following is a typical quality of an “agile” organization?

                Student Answer:                              Responding quickly to relevant external events

                                                 Centralized decision-making in a top-down fashion

                                                 Conducting extensive market research to predict future market climates

                                                 Highly hierarchical organizational structure

                Points Received:              0 of 1