If Top Managers Make Key Decisions with Little Input from Below

question 74

Multiple Choice

If top managers make key decisions with little input from below, then the organization is ________.

• A) not mechanistic
• B) more decentralized
• C) not formalized
• D) more centralized

Understand the key strategies for overcoming resistance to change.

Recognize the significance of grassroots effort and top-down management in initiating change.

Identify the risks associated with explicit and implicit coercion in change management.

Learn the role of organization development (OD) in managing change systematically.

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Definitions:

Experiential Learning

A learning process through direct experience, reflecting on, and drawing lessons from that experience.

Perceptual Problems

Issues arising from the subjective interpretation of sensory input, leading to misunderstandings or inaccurate judgments.

Biases

Prejudices or inclinations towards or against something or someone, often in a way considered to be unfair.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A belief or expectation that an individual holds about a future event that manifests because the individual holds it.