The Management Seminar (Scenario)

question 53

Multiple Choice

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 is a favourable condition that might help Mandy to implement cultural change?

• A)her new leadership skills acquired at the seminar
• B)the recent purchase of her company
• C)previous stable leadership
• D)her managerial level

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Definitions:

Incremental Change

A process of adopting small, manageable modifications or improvements over time in order to adapt to larger goals or environments.

Parallel Learning Structure

An alternative and supportive framework within organizations aimed at fostering innovation and knowledge sharing outside the constraints of the formal organizational chart.

Social Structure

The organized pattern of social relationships and social institutions that together compose society.

Appreciative Inquiry

An approach focused on exploring and amplifying strengths, successes, and positive potential in an organization or group.