Exam 2: Images of Managing Change

The ____ strategies assume that changes occur when people dispense with their old, normative orientations and gain commitments to new ones.

In the ____ image, the (ideal) image of management is still one of control, although the ability to exercise control is severely constrained by a variety of forces, both internally and externally driven, that propel change relatively independent of a manager's intentions.

The external forces that inhibit the ability of managers to implement the desired change include all of the following, EXCEPT:

The ____ image is based on an image of management as control and of change outcomes as being achievable.

The theory that assumes that organizational change is nonlinear is fundamental rather than incremental and does not necessarily entail growth is known as:

When organizations imitate the structures and practices of other organizations in their field, usually ones considered legitimate or successful, they are engaged in ____ change.

The ____ theories share an assumption with contingency theory that change unfolds differently over time and according to the context in which the organization finds itself.

Government mandated change would be an example of _____ change.

Management as a controlling force has been the dominant image historically.

Population ecology theory draws from biology and neo-Darwinian logic.

In the ____ image, control is still seen as at the heart of management action, although a variety of factors external to managers mean that while they may achieve some intended change outcomes, others will occur over which they have little control.

Which of the following is NOT associated with the image of the manager being able to shape change?

Which of the following theories does NOT reinforce the Caretaker image of managers of change?

In the ____ change outcomes image, the dominant assumption is that intended change outcomes can be achieved.

Power coercive strategies of change assume that changes occur when people dispense with old orientations and commit to new ones.

The ____ strategies rely upon achieving intentional change by those with greater power gaining compliance in behavior from those with lesser power.

Management as a shaping force has been the dominant image historically.

Maturity is the final stage of Life-cycle theory.

Both intended and unintended consequences may emerge from the actions of change managers.

Which of the following is NOT one of the images of change outcomes discussed in the text?