Deck 14: Leading Strategic Change

Question 1

It is normal for business processes to be designed to serve the needs of the people that created them, rather than the people they serve.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Which of the following is not a skill expected of a strategic leader?

A) To follow
B) To anticipate
C) To interpret
D) To align

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Which of the following is not one of the four main stages\techniques adopted when seeking to create a turnaround?

A) Review
B) Retrenchment
C) Repositioning
D) Replacement

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Which of the following is not an example of a crisis for an organization?

A) Crisis of competition
B) Natural disaster
C) Confrontation crisis
D) Crisis of deception

Question 5

Schoemaker et al. (2013: 131) describe a strategic leader as 'someone who is both…'

A) resolute and flexible
B) determined and vulnerable
C) focused and pliable
D) confident and determined

Question 6

Balogun et al. (2016) identify two dimensions of organizational change. One is speed. What is the other?

A) Extent
B) Scale
C) Outcome
D) Position

Question 7

Balogun and Hailey (2008) identify two classifications of the speed of change:

A) Incremental and transformative
B) Incremental and large scale
C) Partial and transformative
D) Partial and complete

Question 8

Organizational ambidexterity can be broken down into two subdimensions. Select the correct two subdimensions from the following list:

A) structural ambidexterity
B) contextual ambidexterity
C) resource ambidexterity
D) capability ambidexterity

Question 9

Which two of the following are part of Kotter's eight steps to transforming the organization?

A) Form a powerful guiding coalition
B) Plan for and create short-term wins
C) Communicate strategic goals
D) Implement cost savings

Question 10

Strategic change includes outsourcing of activities or bringing activities in-house that have previously been carried out by outside suppliers.

Question 11

Bounded rationality and satisficing is a barrier to strategic change.