Question 1

What does SARFIT stand for?

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A)   strategic adaptation required for information technology
B)   strategic adjustment required to fit expectations for legitimacy
C)   strategic agility recognized for international trade
D)   strategic adjustment required to regain fitE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 2

According to your textbook, what do Whittle and Mueller think makes a change 'strategic'?

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A)   what stakeholder needs it addresses
B)   what the market demands
C)   what the powerful decide is strategic
D)   all of theseE) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 3

Which of the following could be a strategic change?

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A)   moving from a focus on cost towards differentiation through superior product or service features
B)   selling new products/services to existing customers or selling existing products/services to new customers
C)   decisions to integrate activities previously done by suppliers or decisions to outsource activities previously done in-house
D)   all of theseE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

The set of core beliefs and assumptions that get embedded in the organization over time are referred to by Gerry Johnson as the organization's ______.

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A)   strategic disadvantage
B)   paradigm
C)   strategic advantage
D)   all of theseE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Why do Clegg, Kornberger and Pitsis argue that the 'root metaphor of unfreezing/freezing is profoundly problematic'?

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A)   organizations don't get cold
B)   organizations don't freeze
C)   organizations are always in motion
D)   organizations are centrally heatedE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

Meyer analysed the strategic choices made by three hospitals in the face of ______.

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A)   changed market conditions
B)   a terrorist outrage
C)   a strike
D)   an earthquakeE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Rouleau and Balogun argue that middle managers undertake ______ and ______ during periods of strategic change.

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A)   scene stealing/dominating the conversation
B)   scene setting/building a conversation
C)   scene setting/performing the conversation
D)   scene making/facilitating conversationsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 8

What does the term revolutionary change mean?

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A)   a Marxist social movement
B)   warfare
C)   a large shift that breaks with the organization's core paradigm
D)   none of theseE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Zoller and Fairhurst coined the term:

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A)   facilitative leadership
B)   collaborative leadership
C)   resistance leadership
D)   political leadershipE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 10

Where an organization has little time available to implement a radical transformation that has little or no support amongst affected stakeholders, what kind of change approach do Dunphy and Stace suggest would work best?

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A)   participative
B)   facilitated
C)   democratic
D)   dictatorialE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Evolutionary change is sometimes referred to as ______ change.

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A)   slow
B)   incremental
C)   conservative
D)   laggardE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 12

The process of defining, categorizing or labelling a particular change as ______ is both an ______ of an ongoing ______ process and is itself a ______ act.

Accepted Answer

A)   strategic/action/leadership/dynamic
B)   strategic/outcome/political/political
C)   necessary/outcome/strategic/masterful
D)   none of theseE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 13

Which of the following is NOT a type of change in Dunphy and Stace's framework identify?

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A)   guided evolution
B)   participative evolution
C)   charismatic transformation
D)   dictatorial transformationE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 14

Dunphy and Stace identify which dimension as crucial to change?

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A)   scale of change
B)   emotion of change
C)   speed of change
D)   tools of changeE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 15

What is the third step in Kotter's model of strategic change?

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A)   create a vision for the future
B)   form a powerful coalition
C)   remove obstacles
D)   create a sense of urgencyE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

What metaphor of strategy does Cespedes deplore in the Harvard Business Review?

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A)   warfare
B)   celebrity
C)   bureaucracy
D)   anarchyE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 17

The strategic environment is best thought of as ______, according to your textbook?

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A)   objective reality
B)   nature
C)   a dynamic and interactive process
D)   all of theseE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

What does a contingency view of strategic change suggest?

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A)   'One size fits all' models are wrong.
B)   'One size fits all' models are right.
C)   There is no model.
D)   none of theseE) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 19

A ______ is usually deeply ______, according to your textbook.

Accepted Answer

A)   system/flawed
B)   culture/divided
C)   paradigm/institutionalized
D)   all of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

Which of the following would NOT be associated with the socio-political approach to understanding the causes of change?

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A)   political contests between business units vying for power or resources
B)   new leaders seeking to display strong leadership through a symbolic break with the past
C)   gathering information about the threats and opportunities posed by changes in the external environmental
D)   fads and fashions in management thought driven by gurus and consultantsE) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 12: Strategy and Strategic Change

What does SARFIT stand for?

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The strategic environment is best thought of as ______, according to your textbook?

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Evolutionary change is sometimes referred to as ______ change.

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The process of defining, categorizing or labelling a particular change as ______ is both an ______ of an ongoing ______ process and is itself a ______ act.

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Rouleau and Balogun argue that middle managers undertake ______ and ______ during periods of strategic change.

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What does the term revolutionary change mean?

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According to your textbook, what do Whittle and Mueller think makes a change 'strategic'?

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Dunphy and Stace identify which dimension as crucial to change?

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What metaphor of strategy does Cespedes deplore in the Harvard Business Review?

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Where an organization has little time available to implement a radical transformation that has little or no support amongst affected stakeholders, what kind of change approach do Dunphy and Stace suggest would work best?

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The set of core beliefs and assumptions that get embedded in the organization over time are referred to by Gerry Johnson as the organization's ______.

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Zoller and Fairhurst coined the term:

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What is the third step in Kotter's model of strategic change?

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Which of the following could be a strategic change?

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What does a contingency view of strategic change suggest?

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Which of the following is NOT a type of change in Dunphy and Stace's framework identify?

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Which of the following would NOT be associated with the socio-political approach to understanding the causes of change?

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Meyer analysed the strategic choices made by three hospitals in the face of ______.

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Why do Clegg, Kornberger and Pitsis argue that the 'root metaphor of unfreezing/freezing is profoundly problematic'?

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A ______ is usually deeply ______, according to your textbook.

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