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Management 101: Change And Operations

Subject : business-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 32 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Organizational barriers; Cultural attitudes; Required capabilities; and People






2. Coordination and collaboration; Technology investment; Organizational processes; Leadership; Employees; and Organizational culture and attitudes






3. Taking creative ideas and turning them into useful products or work methods






4. People who have a chronic sense of urgency and an excessive competitive drive






5. Change methods that focus on people and the nature and quality of interpersonal work relationships






6. Organizations that produce physical goods






7. People who are relaxed and easygoing and accept change easily






8. Individuals who actively and enthusiastically support new ideas - build support - overcome resistance - and ensure that innovations are implemented






9. Work expectations that are hard to satisfy






10. An organization that understands what customers want - identifies value by analyzing all activities required to produce products and then optimizes the entire process from the customer's perspective






11. The ways that organizational work is done






12. Education and communication; Participation; Facilitation and support; Negotiation; Manipulation and co-optation; and Coercion






13. The transformation process that converts resources into finished goods and services






14. The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressure placed on them from extraordinary demands - conditions or opportunities






15. A series of international quality management standards that set uniform guidelines for processes to ensure that products conform to customer requirements






16. A quality program designed to reduce defects and help lower costs - save time - and improve customer satisfaction






17. The entire series of organizational work activities that add value at each step from raw materials to finished product






18. Structure; Technology; People






19. 1. Unfreezing; 2. Changing; 3. Refreezing






20. Calm Waters metaphor; White-Water Rapids metaphor






21. The ability of a product or service to reliably do what it's supposed to do and to satisfy customer expectations






22. When role expectations are not clearly understood






23. The performance characteristics - features - and attributes - and any other aspects of goods and services for which customers are willing to give up resources






24. The process of managing the sequence of activities and information along the entire value chain






25. Someone who acts as a catalyst and assumes the responsibility for managing the change process






26. Organizations that produce nonphysical products in the form of services






27. Factors that cause stress






28. Providing customers with a product when - where - and how they want it






29. ISO 9000; Six Sigma






30. Having more work to accomplish than time permits






31. The ability to combine ideas in a unique way or to make unusual associations between ideas






32. Any alteration of people - structure - or technology in an organization







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