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Substantive modification to some part of an organization is known as organization

• synergy

• maturity

• implementation

• change

• entropy

Inflation, the cost of living, and money supplies are all external forces for change in the _____ dimension.

• political

• social

• economic

• cultural

• technological

An example of a force for change in the task environment of an organization is

• pricing strategies of competitors.

• employee turnover rates.

• capital availability.

• employee motivation.

• production costs.

Which of the following forces for change is present in the task environment of an organization?

• Prices at which suppliers sell raw materials

• The number of employees in the organization

• Political changes in the country in which the organization operates

• Overhead production costs of the organization

• Availability of resources in the organization

Consumer tastes and preferences are _____ forces that influence an organization's product line.

• technical

• internal

• managerial

• external

• political

Alpha Motors Inc. was affected by the recession in 2008. The company had to make extensive changes to its organizational structure and design. This scenario illustrates how _____ forces lead management to make changes.

• technical

• external

• regulatory

• legal

• internal

ProDairy Inc. reduced the prices of its products to combat competitors that were selling dairy products at lower prices. This scenario illustrates a force for change present in the _____ of an organization.

• task environment

• supply chain

• internal environment

• legal-political environment

• demographic environment

The top executives at Delta Inc. have decided to reorganize the corporation from product divisions into geographic sectors. This is a(n) _____ force for change.

• internal

• technical

• political

• external

• environmental

OSHA inspectors ruled that conditions in a production facility were hazardous and ordered the plant shut down until the company made required changes and passed a reinspection. This is an example of a(n) _____ force for change.

• internal

• technical

• external

• managerial

• legal

_____is change that is designed and implemented in an orderly and timely fashion in anticipation of future events.

• Planned change

• Reactive change

• Involuntary change

• Organic change

• Crisis change