Sequential socialization tactics provide newcomers with explicit information about the sequence in ...

Sequential socialization tactics provide newcomers with explicit information about the sequence in which they will perform new activities or occupy new roles as they advance in an organization.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Fixed socialization tactics allow newcomers to learn on the job, as members of a team.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 3

Which of the following is most likely to increase the environmental complexity for a company?
 
  A) the company changes its organizational structure from divisional to functional
  B) the company decreases its number of suppliers
  C) the company diversifies its business in an entirely new industry
  D) the company changes its organizational structure from centralized to decentralized

Question 4

In reducing resistance to change, which of the following should be avoided?
 
  a. monetary rewards to those participating in the change program since this could be perceived as a bribe and weakness of management
  b. negotiation, such as arranging for early retirement, with potential resisters
  c. arrange management seminars to help key leaders better deal with implementing the changes
  d. all of the above should be avoided
  e. none of the above as they are all acceptable methods

Question 5

Which of the following statements is definitely true regarding environmental complexity?
 
  A) Environmental richness and environmental dynamism are inversely proportional to each other.
  B) As a company begins to produce a wider variety of products for different groups of customers, its environmental complexity begins to decrease.
  C) Environmental complexity is a function of the organizational structure selected by a company.
  D) The more interconnected the forces in an organization's specific and general environments, the more uncertainty the organization faces.

Question 6

Satisficing involves a much more costly information search and puts far more of a burden on managers than does the rational model.
 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 7

Which of the following methods is useful in dealing with resistance to change?
 
  a. participation of members in the change program
  b. negotiation with potential resisters
  c. education of and communication with organization members
  d. leaders at all levels conveying a strong vision of the organization
  e. all of the above