Which of the following statements relate to the 'hard Ss' in Mckinsy's model?
Select ALL that apply.
A, B
Kumari is about to start her new roie in the secretarial function of a law firm.
Which of the following is likely to be key part of her job?
A
An organisation undertakes a planned strategy and it is currently at the stage of completing a
strategic analysis.
It has defined what it is seeking to achieve, identified the strengths and weaknesses of the company
and has undertaken a corporate appraisal.
What stage of its strategic analysis has the organisation failed to carry out?
A
When comparing a resource based approach with a positioning based approach, which of the
following are statements are true about the positioning based approach?
Select ALL that apply.
A, B, C
According to Kotter's process of change, what is the purpose of building a guiding coalition?
A
Which of the following statements relating to disciplinary sanctions should not be true?
Select ALL that apply.
C, E
A manager was in conflict with employees about annual leave arrangements. He wanted to have two
weeks in the summer when the factory was closed and all employees had to take two of their four
week
annual
allowance.
Employees were resistant to this change as they wanted flexibility in when they took their holidays.
This conflict went on for sometime as the manager avoided resolving the issue. They have recently
however, collaborated and agreed that only one week would be required to be taken as holiday in
the
summer
when
the
factory closed and the employees would get two days extra holiday throughout the rest of the year
a win-win situation!
Using Thomas-Kilmann's conflict mode instrument, what changed in the way this conflict was
handled?
A
A number of managers in an organisation approach change using a variety of techniques. Manager A
focuses on staff training. Manager B provides large bonuses for effective project management.
Manager
C
restructures his team to reduce headcount. Manager D lays out the financial problems in the
business and why change is unavoidable. Manager E calls his team together to openly discuss the
issues.
Manager
F
calls
for ideas from his team to make the change happen.
Based on Beer and Nohria's change theory, which of these managers can be described as Theory 0
managers?
Select ALL that apply.
A, B, C
What are the disadvantages of a divisional organisational structure? Select ALL that apply.
A, B, C
Which of the following statements relate to Handy's role culture?
Select ALL that apply.
A, B