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25. Robert Nardelli used the organizational development approach to organizational change to overhaul the operations at Chrysler.
ANS: F
He used the economic approach.
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26. The organizational development approach refers to developing employees’ competencies to solve problems by enabling them to identify and become emotionally committed to improving the performance of the firm.
ANS: T
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27. Wegmans, a grocery store chain headquartered in Rochester, New York, has created a work environment where employees’ contributions count and there are few rules.
ANS: T
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28. Effective change programs do not typically involve developing political support for the needed changes.
ANS: F
The opposite is true. Effective change programs typically involve developing political support for the needed changes.
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ANS: F
He used the economic approach.
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26. The organizational development approach refers to developing employees’ competencies to solve problems by enabling them to identify and become emotionally committed to improving the performance of the firm.
ANS: T
AACSB Analytic | Operations Management
27. Wegmans, a grocery store chain headquartered in Rochester, New York, has created a work environment where employees’ contributions count and there are few rules.
ANS: T
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28. Effective change programs do not typically involve developing political support for the needed changes.
ANS: F
The opposite is true. Effective change programs typically involve developing political support for the needed changes.
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29. One condition necessary for successfully carrying out effective change programs is that the organization’s members must be the key source of energy for change, not some party external to the team or organization.
ANS: T
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30. Five initiatives may contribute to effective change management: (1) motivating change, (2) creating a vision, (3) developing political support, (4) managing the transition, and (5) sustaining momentum.
ANS: T
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