Exam 6: Managing Change, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship

Orchid Incorporated recently recognized that some changes needed to be implemented.Due to this realization, an entirely new training program has been developed and is ready for implementation.Continuing down the current path could be dangerous for the future of the company, but this drastic change will not be easy.The staff has had some trouble adjusting, but most agree that this is now the way things are.The stage of change being undergone here is ________________.

The step in the comprehensive model that includes planning and implementing the change interventions correlates to which step in Lewin's change model?

David is discussing changes to the smoking policy at work.Though the company as a whole wants to execute a work environment that is smoke-free, over half of David's employees prefer to smoke during their lunch breaks in the break room.After many complaints about the new policy, David tries to appease these workers that want to smoke by redirecting them to smoke outside the building in designated smoking zones.How is David overcoming resistance with his staff?

What is the commonly used method of managing planned change?

___________ is continual improvement that takes place within the existing technology cycle.

When implementing innovative changes, one faces ______.

Lewin's change model presents a change-stability paradox, going from refreezing to unfreezing.

__________ advantage exists when an entrepreneur is able to offer a product or service with unique customer value before competitors do so.

Which of the following forms of organizational development intervention is focused only on the individual?

List and describe four ways to overcome resistance to change.

New machines and equipment, information processing, and automation are examples of changes based on technology.

Intrapreneurs are also called __________.

The step in the comprehensive model that includes following up to ensure that the change is implemented and maintained correlates to which step in Lewin's change model?

The step in Lewin's change model that includes the change process in which employees learn new, desirable behaviors, skills, values, and attitudes is __________.

The goal of the _____________________ is to lower costs and incrementally improve performance and functions of the existing dominant design.

More males start businesses than females.

In the comprehensive model, controlling the change involves following up to ensure that the change is implemented and maintained.

The last step in the comprehensive change model is to __________.

The first step in the comprehensive model for change is to __________.

___________ fuel the economy, since they create as much as 80% of new jobs.