Questions from Management Science


Q: Tweets. Twittering. Prior to 2006, the only definition we

Tweets. Twittering. Prior to 2006, the only definition we would have known for these words would have involved birds and the sounds they make. Now, practically everyone knows that Twitter is also an o...

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Q: What types of planning do you do in your personal life?

What types of planning do you do in your personal life? Describe these plans in terms of being (a) strategic or operational, (b) short term or long term, (c) specific or directional, and (d) single-us...

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Q: Do a personal SWOT analysis. Assess your personal strengths and weaknesses

Do a personal SWOT analysis. Assess your personal strengths and weaknesses (skills, talents). What are you good at? What are you not so good at? What do you enjoy doing? Not enjoy doing? Then, identif...

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Q: Why is managing change an integral part of every manager’s job?

Why is managing change an integral part of every manager’s job?

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Q: How can organizations and individuals benefit from disruptive innovation? How can

How can organizations and individuals benefit from disruptive innovation? How can they not become victims of disruptive innovation?

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Q: Contrast the calm waters and white-water rapids metaphors of change

Contrast the calm waters and white-water rapids metaphors of change. Which of these would you use to describe your current life? Why is that one your choice?

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Q: Describe Lewin’s three-step change process. How is it different

Describe Lewin’s three-step change process. How is it different from the change process needed in the white-water rapids metaphor of change?

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Q: How are opportunities, constraints, and demands related to stress?

How are opportunities, constraints, and demands related to stress? Give an example of each.

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Q: Organizations typically have limits to how much change they can absorb.

Organizations typically have limits to how much change they can absorb. As a manager, what signs would you look for that might suggest your organization has exceeded its capacity to change?

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Q: Why is organization development planned change? Explain how planned change is

Why is organization development planned change? Explain how planned change is important for organizations in today’s dynamic environment.

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