The Action Research Approach to Organizational Change States

question 55

Multiple Choice

The action research approach to organizational change states

• A)that change is most effective when controlled and decided exclusively by top management.
• B)that change is a combination of luck and past experience.
• C)that change interventions should be well-established rather than experimental.
• D)that the change process should focus on the positive by ignoring the problems.
• E)The action research approach states none of these.

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