University of Southern Mississippi

MANAGEMENT 300

Quiz 7

1)Formal project review points used to assess progress and performance are called        .

2. Which of the following is an aspect of the experiential approach to learning?
3. Which of the following is a characteristic of discontinuous change?
4. Which of the following is NOT one of the components of creative work environments?
5. A technology can become a dominant design if:
6. When an automobile manufacturer learned that it took longer than any other

manufacturer to assemble a vehicle, it purchased newer, more flexible manufacturing systems to replace its older ones. Which stage of the technology cycle is illustrated in the scenario?

7.               is defined as a philosophy and collection of planned change interventions designed

to improve an organization’s long-term health and performance. a

8. Parkline is a popular brand of formal wear. The company decided on a new marketing

strategy that actually involved its target audience participating in the campaign. This included an online virtual reality game that was highly popular among the audience, bringing the brand mass attention. Following this, their sales skyrocketed. This is an example of  .

9. Nearly all technology cycles follow a bell-shaped pattern of innovation.

10. In               , the old technology and several different new technologies fight to establish a

new technological standard or dominant design.

Attempt 2:

1. Which of the following is NOT one of the basic methods for managing resistance to change?
2. Organizational innovation is defined as “doing things differently” inside an organization.
3. Which of the following is a component of a creative work environment?

4. Stellar Mobiles was a popular mobile phone brand. However, when its competitors began

switching to smartphones, Stellar realized that it too needed to change in order to survive in the market, and it quickly started developing smartphones. In other words, Stellar Mobiles entered the      stage of the technology cycle.

5. The General Electric Workout is a special kind of activity-oriented change.
6. Backward compatibility is an important consideration for software users who are using an accounting program to facilitate their tax preparation and who want to use a newer version that has greater capacity. Therefore, many software manufacturers engage in .
7. Parkline is a popular brand of formal wear. The company decided on a new marketing

strategy that actually involved its target audience participating in the campaign. This included an online virtual reality game that was highly popular among the audience, bringing the brand mass attention. Following this, their sales skyrocketed. This is an example of                                                                       .

8. A technology cycle occurs whenever there are major advances or changes in the                        in a

field or discipline.

9. A technology                  begins with the birth of a new technology and ends when that

technology reaches its limits and dies as it is replaced by a newer, substantially better technology.

10. Mark was the person who was in charge of the plan to reinvent Supernova Automobiles. He

played a major role in making a shift to building solar-powered automobiles from making regular fuel-powered cars. Mark was a(n)                                         .