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Question
1. According to the Punctuated Equilibrium Model of organisational change, organisations evolve through a long period of transformation, punctuated by relative stability.
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2. According to the Punctuated Equilibrium Model of organisational change, organisations evolve through a long period of transformation, punctuated by relative stability.
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False
3. Which of the following statements is NOT correct in relation to the continuous transformation model of change?
a. Continuous change is a pattern of organisational instability and small accomodations that accumulate and amplify over time.
b. Continuous change is characterised by periods of stability interrupted by transformational change.
c. The environment in which organisations operate change rapidly, radically and unpredictably. Therefore, organisations change continuously.
d. Continuous transformation model of change goes contrary to the stability-seeking thesis of organisational change.
4. The growth of zero-hours contracts is the inevitable outcome of Handy's championing of a 'Flexible Labour Force'.
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5. According to the Contingency approaches,...
A. organisational structure can either be mechanistic or organic.
B. organisational structure can be defined along a continuum between mechanistic and organic.
C. environment is the sole contingency factor in determining its structure and practices.
D. non-routine and least predictable technology requires a mechanistic organisational structure.
6. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. Mary Parker Follett distinguished between power-with and power-on and put the latter at the core of her notion of social justice.
B. McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y explain that there are two types of employees, one who like work and one who do not like work.
C. Hawthorne experiments established the impact of lighting on employees' productivity.
D. McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y explain two views of human nature in relation to work and motivation.
7. Bureaucracy provides inflexibility; therefore, it may not work for unpredictable and non-routine practices and in a fasting environment.
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