Shortly After Retiring from His Job, Mr

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Multiple Choice

Shortly after retiring from his job, Mr. Lopez had a heart attack and died. The same thing happened to Mrs. Harris. I think the message is clear: Whatever you do, never retire from your job.

• A) Hasty generalization.
• B) Slippery slope.
• C) No fallacy.
• D) Appeal to the people.
• E) False cause.

Identify key figures and models in the field of organizational change and development.

Understand the psychological resilience required to handle change.

Grasp vital models and theories of organizational and personal change, including logical incrementalism and Lewin's model.

Recognize the initial emotional responses to personal loss and change.

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Definitions:

Emotional Contagion

Emotional contagion is the process by which emotions are transferred from one person to another, often unconsciously, leading to shared emotional states within groups.

Mimicry

The phenomenon where an organism imitates certain features (like appearance or behavior) of another organism to gain some advantage, such as protection from predators.

Silence

The absence of vocal communication, which can be a strategic response, a form of non-verbal feedback, or a result of suppression.

Filtering

The process of reducing information load by screening, selecting, and summarizing data.