The incrementalist model of decision-making explains why and how managers make nonprogrammed decisions.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 2The incrementalist model of decision-making, developed by Henry Mintzberg and his colleagues, describes how decision-making takes place when uncertainty is high.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 3Serial socialization tactics require newcomers to figure out and develop their own way of behaving and they are not told what to do.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 4An organization's environment will be more uncertain when ________.
A) specific and general forces in the environment become interconnected
B) the number of stakeholders in the specific environment decreases
C) the company decreases the number of products it manufactures
D) the company begins to follow the cost leadership strategy
Question 5Power _____ to convince organizational members of the need for change.
a. strategies should not be used
b. can be used as the final and ultimate tool
c. may be necessary
d. strategies are more effective at the beginning than at the end of the change program
e. strategies should be used consistently
Question 6The Grid OD system was created by _____.
a. B. F. Skinner and Douglas McGregor
b. Alvin Toffler
c. Robert Blake and Jane Mouton
d. Peter Senge
e. none of the above
Question 7The Carnegie model offers a more accurate description of how decision-making takes place in an organization than does the rational model.
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Question 8The use of reward systems in OD change programs _____.
a. include open-book management and bonuses based on a lottery system
b. work best when profit-sharing and a base wage is used exclusive of other incentive systems
c. should be avoided so that wages remain competitive across industries
d. should be flexible in order to take account of individual employee differences
e. likely will continue to decrease in popularity
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