A Manager Who Uses Participation and Involvement in Order to Overcome

question 84

Multiple Choice

A manager who uses participation and involvement in order to overcome employee resistance to change will:

• A) threaten resistors with a variety of undesirable consequences.
• B) try to covertly influence others by providing information selectively in favour of the desired change.
• C) allow others to contribute ideas and help design and implement the change.
• D) provide encouragement and training beforehand about the change.
• E) use discussion, presentations and demonstrations to educate people beforehand about the change.

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Definitions:

Work Goals

The objectives or targets that an individual or team aims to achieve in their professional setting.

Objective Measurement

The process of quantifying phenomena in a manner that is not influenced by personal feelings, interpretations, or prejudice.

High Power Distance

A cultural dimension that reflects the extent to which less powerful members of organizations and institutions accept and expect power to be distributed unequally.

Reward Systems

Structured programs within organizations designed to recognize and provide incentives for employee performance and contributions towards achieving business goals.