2025 – S1 – MNG3702 – ASSESSMENT 1 – Q&A
QUIZ
Assessment 1
Started on Tuesday, 25 March 2025,
State Finished
Completed on Tuesday, 25 March 2025,
Time taken
Marks 54.00/70.00
Grade 77.14 out of 100.00
Question 1
Which of the following is a direct result of applying newly acquired knowledge to
business problems and opportunities in a learning organisation?
a.
Innovation that leads to new products or improvements.
b.
A focus on short-term profits instead of long-term goals.
c.
Increased reliance on traditional management practices.
d.
A reduction in the number of business opportunities explored.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a key consideration when defining a strategic
initiative?
a.
Performance metrics
b.
Initiative leader and team
c.
External political factors
d.
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Resource requirements (people, equipment, time, finances)
Question 3
Which action aligns with Kotter’s step of sustaining acceleration in Sappi's
transformation?
a.
Increasing their number of community engagement programs
b.
Focussing on market leadership in dissolving pulp production
c.
Focussing on the continuous improvement of packaging production X
d.
Announcing plans to expand timber plantations
Question 4
What is the role of Sappi’s R&D in aligning with the "Preservation" and "Capability"
dimensions of the Change Kaleidoscope?
a.
R&D works exclusively to enhance product aesthetics without considering production
processes.
b.
R&D is irrelevant to Sappi’s change strategy as it focusses only on marketing efforts.
c.
R&D solely focusses on preserving traditional paper manufacturing techniques.
d.
R&D helps preserve essential knowledge within the organisation while
simultaneously building new capabilities to support dissolving pulp production.
Question 5
How does Microsoft’s culture act as a tool for resource allocation?
a.
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By enforcing strict policies.
b.
By centralising control.
c.
By encouraging innovation aligned with values
d.
By reducing training budgets
Question 6
How does Sappi ensure that its strategy becomes part of everyone's everyday job
across the company?
a.
By outsourcing operations to third-party contractors
b.
By centralising decision-making in the hands of the CEO
c.
Through the establishment of clear, measurable performance targets across all
levels
d.
Through periodic top-down strategy reviews and changes
Question 7
How does Sappi’s investment in Research & Development (R&D. to improve planting
stock relate to Lewin’s "freezing" stage?
a.
It supports the sustainability of the new direction by embedding long-term
improvements in operations
b.
It serves as a temporary measure to increase short-term profits
c.
It maintains the status quo of traditional business practices
d.
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It represents an external change imposed on Sappi
Question 8
What role does 'trust' play in the effectiveness of knowledge transfer at Tesla?
a.
It limits the number of people involved in knowledge transfer.
b.
It ensures that employees share information openly without fear of judgment.
c.
It slows down knowledge transfer to prevent mistakes.
d.
It focusses on individual accomplishments rather than collective learning.
Question 9
Which change type applies to Sappi’s shift toward energy self-sufficiency at mills?
a.
Reconstruction
b.
Evolution X
c.
Revolution
d.
Adaptation
Question 10
Which dimension refers to the organisation's ability to acquire relevant information
from its external environment?
a.
Transformation of Knowledge
b.
Dissemination of Knowledge within the Organisation
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QUIZ
Assessment 1
Started on Tuesday, 25 March 2025,
State Finished
Completed on Tuesday, 25 March 2025,
Time taken
Marks 54.00/70.00
Grade 77.14 out of 100.00
Question 1
Which of the following is a direct result of applying newly acquired knowledge to
business problems and opportunities in a learning organisation?
a.
Innovation that leads to new products or improvements.
b.
A focus on short-term profits instead of long-term goals.
c.
Increased reliance on traditional management practices.
d.
A reduction in the number of business opportunities explored.
Question 2
Which of the following is NOT a key consideration when defining a strategic
initiative?
a.
Performance metrics
b.
Initiative leader and team
c.
External political factors
d.
1
,2025 – S1 – MNG3702 – ASSESSMENT 1 – Q&A
Resource requirements (people, equipment, time, finances)
Question 3
Which action aligns with Kotter’s step of sustaining acceleration in Sappi's
transformation?
a.
Increasing their number of community engagement programs
b.
Focussing on market leadership in dissolving pulp production
c.
Focussing on the continuous improvement of packaging production X
d.
Announcing plans to expand timber plantations
Question 4
What is the role of Sappi’s R&D in aligning with the "Preservation" and "Capability"
dimensions of the Change Kaleidoscope?
a.
R&D works exclusively to enhance product aesthetics without considering production
processes.
b.
R&D is irrelevant to Sappi’s change strategy as it focusses only on marketing efforts.
c.
R&D solely focusses on preserving traditional paper manufacturing techniques.
d.
R&D helps preserve essential knowledge within the organisation while
simultaneously building new capabilities to support dissolving pulp production.
Question 5
How does Microsoft’s culture act as a tool for resource allocation?
a.
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,2025 – S1 – MNG3702 – ASSESSMENT 1 – Q&A
By enforcing strict policies.
b.
By centralising control.
c.
By encouraging innovation aligned with values
d.
By reducing training budgets
Question 6
How does Sappi ensure that its strategy becomes part of everyone's everyday job
across the company?
a.
By outsourcing operations to third-party contractors
b.
By centralising decision-making in the hands of the CEO
c.
Through the establishment of clear, measurable performance targets across all
levels
d.
Through periodic top-down strategy reviews and changes
Question 7
How does Sappi’s investment in Research & Development (R&D. to improve planting
stock relate to Lewin’s "freezing" stage?
a.
It supports the sustainability of the new direction by embedding long-term
improvements in operations
b.
It serves as a temporary measure to increase short-term profits
c.
It maintains the status quo of traditional business practices
d.
3
, 2025 – S1 – MNG3702 – ASSESSMENT 1 – Q&A
It represents an external change imposed on Sappi
Question 8
What role does 'trust' play in the effectiveness of knowledge transfer at Tesla?
a.
It limits the number of people involved in knowledge transfer.
b.
It ensures that employees share information openly without fear of judgment.
c.
It slows down knowledge transfer to prevent mistakes.
d.
It focusses on individual accomplishments rather than collective learning.
Question 9
Which change type applies to Sappi’s shift toward energy self-sufficiency at mills?
a.
Reconstruction
b.
Evolution X
c.
Revolution
d.
Adaptation
Question 10
Which dimension refers to the organisation's ability to acquire relevant information
from its external environment?
a.
Transformation of Knowledge
b.
Dissemination of Knowledge within the Organisation
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