Chapter Three
Chapter Three
1. What is the discipline that guides how individuals are prepared, equipped, and supported
to adopt change successfully?
A) Project Management
B) Change Management
C) Risk Management
D) Quality Management
A) Strategic Planning
B) Change Management
C) Crisis Management
D) Performance Management
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A) Resistance Management
B) Change Management
C) Stability Management
A) Competitive differentiation
C) Resistance to change
D) Operational inefficiencies
6. What are the two main forces that drive organizations toward change?
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8. How does individual change management help individuals navigate through times of
change?
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12. What is a major factor contributing to intensified competition in the modern business
environment?
D) Technological stagnation
13. What is the most commonly used method of increasing productivity to gain competitive
leverage?
B) Intensive competition
C) Technological advancements
D) Customer demand
C) Intensified competition
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D) Deciding on the change to make
16. What is the primary goal of assessing the need for change?
A) Selective perception
B) Encouragement of improvement
C) Effective communication
D) Providing support
19. What is a method managers can use to overcome resistance to change by keeping
employees informed about the change effort?
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C) Providing support
D) Communication is the highest priority and first strategy required for any
organizational change
20. What is a strategy mentioned in the text for leaders to rely on if other strategies for
managing resistance to change are ineffective?
D) Using power