The Action Research Approach to Organizational Change States

question 43

Multiple Choice

The action research approach to organizational change states:

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

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Definitions:

Negotiation Process

A systematic approach involving stages or steps to reach a mutually acceptable agreement between parties with differing interests.

Time Preferences

The degree to which individuals value present benefits over future gains or rewards.

Interdependency

A mutual reliance between two or more groups, systems, or entities where each affects or depends on the other.

Alternative Options

Different choices or paths available in a particular situation.