HR Trivia Quiz On Organization

10 Questions | By Quizzards | Updated: Mar 21, 2022 | Attempts: 2489

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A company has a lot of resources at its disposal that helps it to archive a lot of things, and one of them is the people in it. This is, therefore, why most companies have a department that is centered on managing humans in the business. As an aspiring human resource manager, take this quiz and see what you know about organizations in the business.

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1.

Which model of organizational change characterizes the organization as a set of inputs, processes and outputs?
- A.
  
  Systems Theory
- B.
  
  Social Construction
- C.
  
  Feedback
- D.
  
  Complex Adaptive systems
2.

Which systems theory model of change looks at change as a process of unfreezing, moving, and refreezing? Force field analysis assumes that change will happen when
- A.
  
  Lewin's Three phase model
- B.
  
  Burke Litwin Model
- C.
  
  Nadler Tushman Congruence Model
- D.
  
  Weisbords Six Box Model
3.

Force field analysis assumes that change will happen when
- A.
  
  Leaders exert influence over followers.
- B.
  
  The organization is congruent with its environment.
- C.
  
  The boxes are held in balance by the six different forces described in the model.
- D.
  
  Forces promoting change are greater than forces promoting the status quo.
4.

According to the Blake and Mouton's Managerial Grid, an individual's style can best be described as which of the following?
- A.
  
  The way he or she dresses.
- B.
  
  His or her degree of concern for production and people.
- C.
  
  His/Her Negotiation Powers
- D.
  
  None of the above
5.

Which answer below best describes the key objective(s) of OD?
- A.
  
  To improve planning based on strategy and clear logic.
- B.
  
  To restructure based on management's account of the problem.
- C.
  
  To help organizations achieve greater effectiveness
- D.
  
  None of the above.
6.

OD involves change management, but change management may not involve OD.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
7.

The magnitude of change is divided into two forms; if a restaurant chain adopts a strategy of going global in its operations this is an example of
- A.
  
  First order change
- B.
  
  Path dependency Change
- C.
  
  Second Order Change
- D.
  
  Primary Order change
8.

Sociotechnical Systems approach is based on which of the following?
- A.
  
  Impact of technology on society
- B.
  
  Impact of society on technology
- C.
  
  Impact of organizational and technical changes on social systems
- D.
  
  All of the above
9.

Who pioneered the work on "Tavistock Method"?
- A.
  
  Wilfred Bion
- B.
  
  Rensis Lickert
- C.
  
  lippit
- D.
  
  Henry Mintzberg
10.

Social construction approaches to change assume that change happens when:
- A.
  
  The environmental factors promoting change are greater than the organization can resist
- B.
  
  There is a change in meaning, interpretation, and language use in the organization
- C.
  
  The organization has a change in vision or mission
- D.
  
  Systems, policies, and procedures also change