Leadership & Change Management; knowledge and change week 6

The impact of a high amount of available knowledge on knowledge bases is:

• Increased accuracy and reliability

• Decreased efficiency

• No impact

• Reduced complexity

The role of leaders in the hierarchical pyramid concerning knowledge management is to:

• Facilitate the flow of information and ensure effective communication.

• Control and restrict access to information.

• Ignore the knowledge management process.

• Delegate all knowledge management responsibilities to subordinates.

Pieces of information can be connected purposely to create knowledge by:

• organizing them into a structured format

• randomly listing them

• ignoring them

• forgetting them

What is implicit knowledge?

• Knowledge that is easy to formalize and share

• Knowledge stored in the minds of individuals, difficult to formalize

• Knowledge documented on various media

• Knowledge that is always shared publicly.

Fill in the blank: Explicit knowledge can be processed, shared, saved, and documented on various _______.

• media

• platforms

• devices

• channels

What are the enormous advances in productivity through the division of labor due to globalization?

• Increased efficiency and output

• Decreased efficiency and output

• No change in productivity

• Increased costs and reduced output

Globalization leads to the exclusion of individuals as the system dismisses 'its children'.

• By creating economic disparities

• By promoting cultural homogenization

• By enhancing technological divides

• By fostering political instability

What is meant by the explosion of social costs and social time bombs in the context of globalization?

• A phenomenon where globalization leads to increased economic inequality and social unrest.

• A situation where globalization results in cultural exchange and mutual understanding.

• A process where globalization enhances technological advancement and innovation.

• A scenario where globalization reduces environmental impact and promotes sustainability.

Globalization contributes to an extreme shortage of entrepreneurs, managers, and workers by:

• increasing competition and outsourcing jobs to other countries.

• providing more opportunities for local businesses.

• reducing the need for skilled labor.

• encouraging entrepreneurship and innovation.

Which of the following is a positive consequence of globalization?

• Increased cultural exchange

• Loss of local jobs

• Environmental degradation

• Increased inequality