Deck 20: Transorganizational Change

Question 1

Describe the major phases of merger and acquisition activity and discuss how OD practitioners can contribute to successful integration.

Answer 1

answer not provided.

Question 2

OD practitioners can have the greatest impact in what phases of merger and acquisition activity?

A) precombination and legal combination phases
B) precombination and operational combination phases
C) legal combination and operational combination phases
D) OD practitioners can greatly impact all phases of M&A activity

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Explain the four phases of network development. When should network development be applied?

Answer 3

answer not provided.

Question 4

When a message is relevant to network members, it is said to .

A) fit the law of the few
B) have stickiness
C) have the power of context
D) be actionable

Question 5

The Law of the Few relies on all of the following types of people except .

A) leaders
B) mavens
C) salespeople
D) connectors

Question 6

Which is not associated with transorganizational systems?

A) they are loosely coupled
B) organizations in them face a common problem
C) organizations in them always act in a coordinated fashion
D) leadership is dispersed

Question 7

Which of the following is the stage of the merger and acquisition process that ensures the alliance is approved by the appropriate regulatory agencies?

A) partner selection
B) legal combination phase
C) operational combination phase
D) cultural integration phase

Question 8

In the identification stage of creating a network, which of the following activities do OD practitioners participate?

A) take an activist role in choosing potential members
B) survey the political realities of the new network
C) clarify the goals, products & technology exchanges of the network organizations
D) all of the above

Question 9

Operational combination activities should proceed slowly and carefully following the announcement of the merger or acquisition.

Question 10

The last stage in managing network change is:

A) create instability in the network
B) convention of the organizations in the network
C) relying on self-organization
D) managing the "tipping point" in network change

Question 11

The relational quality of alliances benefits from OD interventions aimed at increasing trust.

Question 12

In the initial establishment of a network, potential members are identified in the convention stage.

Question 13

During the convention stage of network formation, OD practitioners should remain neutral, treating all members alike.

Question 14

Team building and other human process interventions can play important roles in merger and acquisition integration.

Question 15

Which is not a stage in the initial formation and development of a network?

A) identification
B) action
C) convention
D) organization

Question 16

A good alliance partnership will leverage both similarities and differences to create competitive advantage.

Question 17

Because transorganization systems are composed of multiple organizations, the change agent needs to treat each organization differently.

Question 18

How can OD practitioners help two organizations build trust between them?