The Management Seminar (Scenario)
Mandy recently returned from her two-day managerial seminar, How to Totally Change Your Management and Leadership Style in Two Days. Even though she felt the seminar was worthless (as she had predicted), it did give her a chance to think about how to change the culture of her organization. She had been brought in by the new CEO as a change agent, and her position had the authority to make an impact. She felt that the recent hostile takeover by their parent company had shocked everyone, especially given that the entire organization consisted of only 150 people and had been in business for only five years. She felt this might be the time to attempt cultural change while everyone was still thinking in terms of change. As she tossed her leadership seminar manual into the wastebasket, she considered what might be her first step and how well the cultural change would work.
-Which of the following might be a favourable condition that can help facilitate cultural change at Mandy's company?
A)The culture is weak.
B)The organization is old.
C)Technology is stable.
D)A crisis has not occurred.

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A weak culture is more easily changeable than a strong culture, as there is less resistance to change. Therefore, a favourable condition for cultural change at Mandy's company would be if the current culture is weak. The other options are not necessarily favourable for cultural change. The organization being old may make it more difficult to change ingrained habits and practices. A stable technology environment may not have any direct correlation to cultural change. And while a crisis may create a sense of urgency for change, it can also cause chaos and resistance to change.