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Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 07:52:39 PM ) Total Marks: 1
“If we could understand the ways in which individuals were motivated we could influence them by
changing the components of that motivation process.” Which of the following experts gave above
mentioned concept?
Edgar
Schein
Alvin Toffler Charles Handy

Peter Senge

Which of the following contexts would most suit a transformational leader?
An organization that is in trouble
An organization that is performing well

An organization in a stable environment
An organization in a mature industry

Which of the following introduced concept of logical incrementalism?
Kurt Lewin
James Brian
Quinn Edgar Schein Michael

Peter Senge

When did Baird & Meshoulam describe organization life cycle model?
1988
1978
1968
1958

Which of the following terms describes "the tendency of businesses, technologies, or philosophies to
spread throughout the world"?
Internationalization
Globalization
Localization
Glocalization
Which of the following is based on the assumption that change proceeds toward a goal or end state?
Life cycle theory
Teleological theory
Dialectical theory
Evolutionary theory

In McKinsey 7-S framework for business success, plans for the allocation for a firm’s scarce resources
over time to achieve organizational goals refer to:
Strategy
Structure
System
Safety

Identify the minimum requirement of entities by dialectical theories to fill the roles of thesis and
antithesis
Five
Four
Three
Two
Which of the following stage of Kurt Lewin model describes “the acquisition of a new pattern of
behavior”?
Unfreeze
Change
Refreeze
Thaw

Change management is mostly aligned with:
Marketing
Financial management
Strategic management
Project management

What does QMM stand for?
Quality Marketing Management
Quality Management Marketing
Quality Movement Management
Quality Management Movement

Team building and delegation are part of:
Planning
Human resource management
Organizing
Leadership

Identify an approach in which second group gives an alternate plan.
Expert system approach
Devil’s advocate approach
Dialectical inquiry approach
External analysis approach

In which of the following year, Kurt Lewin Model was developed?
1949
1950
1951
1952

Identify a weakness of devil’s advocacy approach.
It gives no alternate plan

It is based on facts and logics
It makes planner proactive
It recommends solutions

Identify an approach in which the role of managers’ behavior is destructive rather than constructive.


Which of the following is considered as best decision making approach?


According to Beckhard & Harris three stages of change management process include:
Unfreeze, change and refreeze
Current state, transition state and future state

Pre-contemplation, contemplation and action
Anticipation, confirmation and culmination

An approach in which an external consultant recommends a solution to organizational problems
according to technical view point is known as:

Which of the following is one of the dimensions of Greiner’s Model?
Size of the organization

Size of the market
Size of the economy
Size of the industry
FRIEND # 2

Mergers and acquisitions are examples of which of the following?
Internal development
External development
Incremental development
Gradual development
All of the following are time-consuming methods for dealing with resistance to change, EXCEPT:
Stress management
Employee involvement
Learning
Coercion

Introduction of MBO program in an organization in order to enhance productivity level refers to which
of the following?
Missionary phase
Modification phase
Maturity phase
Declining phase

Which of the following is one of the dimensions of Greiner’s Model?
Growth rate of the company
Growth rate of the market
Growth rate of the economy
Growth rate of the industry

Identify the correct order of dialectical cycle.
Thesis-Antithesis-Synthesis
Synthesis-Antithesis-Thesis
Thesis-Synthesis-Antithesis
Antithesis-Synthesis-Thesis

Joint venture is an example of which of the following?
Gradual development

Which of the following strategies refers to revolutionary types of change in terms of strategic
management?
Gradual development


Flexibility of organization

Theorists have identified two main styles of leadership. These are transformational leadership and:
Transgression leadership
Transactional leadership
Transparent leadership
Transcendental leadership
Identify an approach in which the role of managers’ behavior is destructive rather than constructive.

Which of the following strategies refers to slow, gradual or incremental type of change in terms of
strategic management?
Revolutionary development
Radical development

Which of the following terms describes "the process of planning, coordinating, and implementing
changes to the information processing production, distribution, and system facilities"?
Change management
Management
Conflict management
Crisis management
antithesis
Five
Four
Three
Two
“If we could understand the ways in which individuals were motivated we could influence them by
changing the components of that motivation process.” Which of the following experts gave above
mentioned concept?
Edgar Schein
Alvin Toffler
Charles Handy
Peter Senge

“Formulating policies” is a part of ______________ activity.
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling

According to which of the following author, organizational development is driven by some generic
code or prefigured program within the developing entity?
Lewin
Nisbet
Poole
Miller

Which of the following theories operate on a multiple entity?
Life cycle and teleological theories
Teleological and dialectical theories
Dialectical and evolutionary theories

Evolutionary and life cycle theories
Sony introduces hundreds of new products (including improved products) every year. This continuous
change is the most effective organizational environment for which of the following?
Refreezing
Unfreezing
Negotiations
Resistance
Identify a theory according to which environment selects and decides the validity of organization form,
process and practices to become effective and efficient.
Life cycle theory
Teleological theory
Dialectical theory
Evolutionary theory
FRIEND # 3

Which of the following is considered as best decision making approach?



Identify a theory according to which environment selects and decides the validity of organization form,
process and practices to become effective and efficient.
Life cycle theory
Teleological theory
Dialectical theory
Evolutionary theory
Which of the following terms describes "the process of planning, coordinating, and implementing
changes to the information processing production, distribution, and system facilities"?
Change management
Management
Conflict management
Crisis management

What makes dialectical inquiry approach different from devil’s advocacy approach?
Dialectical inquiry develops alternate assumptions

Dialectical inquiry is not based on facts and figures
Dialectical inquiry makes planner reactive
Dialectical i

Which of the following refers to birth of an organization according to Baird & Meshoulam?
Organization initiation
Functional growth
Controlled growth
Strategic integration

Which of the following is NOT a weakness of devil’s advocacy approach?
It gives no solution
It demoralizes managers
It makes managers’ behavior destructive

It focuses on what is going wrong



What does QMM stand for?
Quality Marketing Management
Quality Management Marketing
Quality Movement Management
Quality Management Movement

Which of the following is an application of evolutionary theories?
Introduction of new management system
Strategic Assumptions Analysis
Quality management movement


“Model of strategic planning” is a part of which of the following?
Life cycle theories
Teleological theories
Dialectical theories
Evolutionary theories

Which of the following strategies refers to slow, gradual or incremental type of change in terms of
strategic management?
Revolutionary development
Radical development

Which of the following involves forces that perpetuate and maintain certain organizational forms?
Variation
Selection
Retention
Deviation

Identify an approach in which second group gives an alternate plan.


In psychology the observation that people often do (or believe) things because many other people do
(or believe) the same is known as:
Band wagon effect

Benchmarking
Fashion
Trend setting

Change management is mostly aligned with:
Marketing
Financial management
Strategic management
Project management
Which of the following is an organizational culture in which authority concentrates among few
individuals?
Power culture
Role culture
Task culture
Person culture

antithesis
Five
Four
Three
Two
How many phases or life cycles of a development process are there according to Holmen?
Five
Four
Three
Two

What does OLC stand for?
Organizational life cycle

Organizational learning center
Organizational legal council
Organizational logical committee
Theorists have identified two main styles of leadership. These are transformational leadership and:
Transgression leadership
Transactional leadership
Transparent leadership
Transcendental leadership
FRIEND # 4
Identify the year in which Beckhard & Harris proposed a model of change management process.
1957
1967
1977
1987
Which of the following is an application of evolutionary theories?
Introduction of new management system
Strategic Assumptions Analysis
Quality management movement


Which of the following stage of Kurt Lewin model describes “the acquisition of a new pattern of
behavior”?
Unfreeze
Change
Refreeze
Thaw

Identify a term which involves reinforcement of changes made in order to stabilize the new behaviours.
Refreezing
Unfreezing
Feedback
Resistance
antithesis
Five
Four
Three
Two
Kurt Lewin's three-step model for successful change in organizations includes:
Unfreeze, move and freeze
Unfreeze, change and refreeze

Change, refreeze and unfreeze
Refreeze, move and unfreeze

All of the following are time-consuming methods for dealing with resistance to change, EXCEPT:
Stress management
Employee involvement
Learning
Coercion

Which of the following terms describes "selection of strategies from among alternative courses of
action, both for the enterprise as a whole and for every department or section"?
Planning
Organizing
Leading
Controlling

Which of the following is based on the assumption that change proceeds toward a goal or end state?
Life cycle theory
Teleological theory
Dialectical theory
Evolutionary theory

Joint venture is an example of which of the following?
Gradual development

Which of the following strategies refers to revolutionary types of change in terms of strategic
management?
Gradual development

Implication for change management in the ‘controlling’ function of management is:
From formal to more formal control
From formal to informal control
From informal to formal control
From informal to more informal control

“Learning that creates stability and culture is different from the learning that enables organizations to
innovate as they encounter changing conditions in both their external and internal environment.”
Which of the following experts gave above mentioned concept?
Schein
Charles
Toffler

“Goal setting theory” is a part of which of the following?
Life cycle theories
Teleological theories
Dialectical theories
Evolutionary theories

According to Levinthal, an incremental change in an organizational routine in response to feedback
about outcome refers to:
Learning
Adaptation
Selection
Retention

Which of the following theories operate on a multiple entity?
Life cycle and teleological theories
Teleological and dialectical theories
Dialectical and evolutionary theories

Evolutionary and life cycle theories

How many phases or life cycles of a development process are there according to Holmen?
Five
Four
Three
Two
What does the acronym TQM stand for?
Total Quality Manufacturing
Total Quality Measurement
Total Quality Management

Total Quantitative Method

In McKinsey 7-S framework for business success, plans for the allocation for a firm’s scarce resources
over time to achieve organizational goals refer to:
Strategy
Structure
System
Safety

Sony introduces hundreds of new products (including improved products) every year. This continuous
change is the most effective organizational environment for which of the following?
Refreezing
Unfreezing
Negotiations
Resistance

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2. MR. MUHAMMAD ALI (BUREWALA)

3. MR. HAFIZ MUHAMMAD ATIF (LAHORE)

MUHAMMAD IMRAN (EMMI) (BUREWALA)

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Alvin Toffler Charles Handy

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An organization that is performing well

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Quinn Edgar Schein Michael

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Quality Management Movement

Team building and delegation are part of:

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It gives no alternate plan

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Devil’s advocate approach

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Dialectical inquiry approach

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Current state, transition state and future state

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Size of the organization

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Growth rate of the industry

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Expert system approach

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Dialectical and evolutionary theories

Question # 1 of 20 ( Start time: 04:29:16 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Which of the following is considered as best decision making approach?

Dialectical inquiry approach

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Dialectical inquiry develops alternate assumptions

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It makes managers’ behavior destructive

Question # 7 of 20 ( Start time: 04:34:35 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Expert system approach

Question # 8 of 20 ( Start time: 04:36:01 PM ) Total Marks: 1

Quality Management Movement

Quality management movement

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