Question 1

Social and political pressures can cause organizations to need to change. Discuss some of these pressures that are affecting many organizations today, and explain how organizations can be ready for them.

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Question 2

Draw and describe the systems model of change.

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Question 3

What are the options people have to reduce stress? How does each work? Assess each.

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Question 4

Describe the model of occupational stress, including a summary of the levels of stressors, types of appraisal, coping strategies, and different types of outcomes. Give an example of each type of stressor from your own life.

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Question 5

Describe how to be a successful change agent.

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Question 6

What are the inputs into the systems model of change? Describe and give examples of each.

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Question 7

The last step of the ABCDE method of cognitive restructuring is:
A) Identify the consequences of your beliefs
B) List your beliefs about the event or problem
C) Describe how energized and empowered you feel at the moment
D) Formulate a counterargument for your initial thoughts and beliefs
E) Name the event or problem

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The last step of the ABCDE method is to describe how energized and empowered you feel, which reflects the positive change after disputing irrational beliefs.

Question 8

Describe the dynamic view of resistance to change, listing factors in each of the portions of the model.

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Question 9

When new CEOs arrive at their new organizations, what advice should executives take?

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Question 10

What is organization development? What is the philosophy behind OD? How does it work?

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Question 11

Identify the basic forces that cause change for organizations, and describe the categories within each.

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Question 12

Describe how managers should act to overcome resistance to change.

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Question 13

Define stress. Describe the model of occupational stress, listing variables in each of the categories in the model.

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Question 14

What are target elements of change? Why is it important to managers to know about these?

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Question 15

Identify the three general types of change and describe how they differ from each other.

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Question 16

Describe Lewin's change model, identifying the key assumptions that underlie it. Describe each stage of the model.

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Question 17

Describe the eight steps of Kotter's model for leading organizational change.

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Quiz 16: Managing Change and Stress