All of the following are advantages of the McKinsey 7-S Model except:
a) It offers organizations a diagnostic tool for assessing readiness for change.
b) It helps pinpoint those areas that need better alignment with any proposed
change.
c) It's easy to see the interdependence of the elements.
d) It takes into account the human factor in changes.
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Feedback: The correct answer is c. Critics view the 7-S model as too
complex, say that figuring out the interdependence of the elements can be
difficult, and the framework does not offer a sequence of actions.
Which of the following is a step unique to Kotter's Eight-Step Process for Change
model?
a) establish a sense of urgency
b) form a guiding coalition
, c) communicate the vision
d) empower others to act on the vision
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Feedback: The correct answer is a. Various models on change describe the
need for communication, creation of a vision, and getting people's buy-in,
but none of the models studied thus far draw attention to establishing a
sense of urgency as a catalyst to taking change seriously.
To fundamentally adapt to change, all of the following are involved except:
a) schema and habits
b) training and mentoring
c) attitudes and expectations
d) behaviors and perceptions
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Feedback: The correct answer is b. Training and mentoring can aid in
adapting to change, but the fundamental changes that need to take place
are in attitudes, expectations, perceptions, habits, and behaviors.
All of the following are qualities that affect how quickly an innovation permeates a
society except:
a) relative advantage
b) ease and simplicity of use
c) the color of the innovation
d) trial use
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Feedback: The correct answer is c. Compatibility with existing values and
practices, rather than divergence from them, is a quality that accelerates the
a) It offers organizations a diagnostic tool for assessing readiness for change.
b) It helps pinpoint those areas that need better alignment with any proposed
change.
c) It's easy to see the interdependence of the elements.
d) It takes into account the human factor in changes.
Give this one a try later!
Feedback: The correct answer is c. Critics view the 7-S model as too
complex, say that figuring out the interdependence of the elements can be
difficult, and the framework does not offer a sequence of actions.
Which of the following is a step unique to Kotter's Eight-Step Process for Change
model?
a) establish a sense of urgency
b) form a guiding coalition
, c) communicate the vision
d) empower others to act on the vision
Give this one a try later!
Feedback: The correct answer is a. Various models on change describe the
need for communication, creation of a vision, and getting people's buy-in,
but none of the models studied thus far draw attention to establishing a
sense of urgency as a catalyst to taking change seriously.
To fundamentally adapt to change, all of the following are involved except:
a) schema and habits
b) training and mentoring
c) attitudes and expectations
d) behaviors and perceptions
Give this one a try later!
Feedback: The correct answer is b. Training and mentoring can aid in
adapting to change, but the fundamental changes that need to take place
are in attitudes, expectations, perceptions, habits, and behaviors.
All of the following are qualities that affect how quickly an innovation permeates a
society except:
a) relative advantage
b) ease and simplicity of use
c) the color of the innovation
d) trial use
Give this one a try later!
Feedback: The correct answer is c. Compatibility with existing values and
practices, rather than divergence from them, is a quality that accelerates the
