According to Kotter and Schlesinger's Contingency Approach to Managing Resistance

question 5

Multiple Choice

According to Kotter and Schlesinger's contingency approach to managing resistance to change in an organization, change managers should move slowly if:

• A) the change manager has more organizational power than those who will resist the change.
• B) the resistance to change is intense and extensive.
• C) there is a crisis affecting performance or survival.
• D) information and commitment from others is not required to design and implement change.

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Definitions:

Monocots

A group of flowering plants (angiosperms) that have a single embryonic leaf, or cotyledon, in their seeds.

Blade

The broad, flat part of a leaf or similar structure, specialized for photosynthesis in most plants.

Sessile

Describes organisms or parts thereof that are attached directly at the base and are not freely moving.

Leaf

The photosynthetic organ of plants, typically broad and flat, responsible for converting sunlight into energy via photosynthesis.