1. When the business environment is ________, an organization is MOST LIKELY to decentralize authority and...
1.
When the business environment is ________, an organization is MOST LIKELY to decentralize authority and empower its employees to make operating decisions.
| a. |
stable |
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| b. |
transparent |
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| c. |
uncertain |
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| d. |
unknown |
2.
When revolutionary change must be implemented, which of the following should managers NOT do?
| a. |
control the changing environment |
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| b. |
co-opt employees to follow the change |
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| c. |
minimize obstacles to the change |
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| d. |
disregard employee commitment to the change |
Homework Answers
Answer 1: b. Uncertain
When the business situation is uncertain, uncertain events may occured because nothing can be predicted in advance. In this situation, immediate decision making is required. So, the employees are trained well to make the decisions. This helps in improved decision making of people and also the uncertain events cab be controlled easily.
Answer 2: d. disregard employee commitment to the change
Disregarding the employee who is towards the change will demotivate the employee towards the change. Managers should motivate the employee who are towards the revolutionary change. Manager should control the change in a proper direction, mentor and provide proper support to employees who are towards the change.
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