Bill Has Taken a Job with Another Accounting Firm

question 31

Multiple Choice

Bill has taken a job with another accounting firm. He quickly discovers that the norms from his previous employer (maximum billable hours, 80 hours weeks, etc.) are the same here. This is an example of a norm developing because of:

• A) carryovers from other situations.
• B) an explicit statement by a superior.
• C) precedents set over time.
• D) critical events in the group's history.

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Definitions:

Strategic Redefine

The process of reassessing an organization's strategy to adapt to changes in the internal or external environment.

Force Field Analysis

A management technique developed by Kurt Lewin to analyze the forces for and against a change to determine the feasibility of implementing it.

Equilibrium

A state of balance or stability within a system, achieved when opposing forces or influences are equal.

Positional Power

The authority and influence bestowed upon individuals because of their rank or position within an organization, enabling them to exert control over others.