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12 Business Chapter 8-9 Revision

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 53mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Match the following definitions

a)

a planned and structured approach that moves a business from its current state to a desired future state

1.

Change Management

b)

the function or practice in business to become different

2.

Change

c)

a desired or future state in which the organisation will be after a change has been implemented

3.

Vision for Change

d)

a professional who provides expert advice in a

particular area to a business

4.

Consultant

e)

providers of expert knowledge in a

particular field to a business

5.

Professional Services

2.

Organize these business environments into the right categories

Categorize the following

Owners/ managers

Employees

Organisational culture

Organisational structure

Customers

Suppliers

Competitors

Socio-economic

Technological

Economic

Environmental

Political

Legal

Ethical

Internal Environment
External Operating Environment
External Macro Environment
3.

Responding to technological change. Place these in order.

4.

Place these in the correct order for vision for change

5.

Organize these options into the right categories for consultants and professional services

Categorize the following

find opportunities to differentiate a business from its competitors

examine a business’s processes to find

improvements that will assist future growth

complete a cost–benefit analysis to determine

opportunities for growth

determine strategies to regain market share

identify ways to reduce costs

lawyers – experts on legal matters

accountants – experts on financial matters

Consultants
Professional Services
6.

Match the following for Lewin's Model of Change

a)

This step involves preparing all stakeholders to accept the change. In this stage the business needs to

communicate and prepare for the change

1.

Unfreeze

b)

In this stage, the actual change takes place. This is the implementation step and requires stakeholders to

embrace the change for it to be effective

2.

Change

c)

In this stage, the changes made are solidified and normalised within a business. The change becomes

permanent and stability is regained.

3.

Refreeze

7.

Organize Lewin's Model for Change into the right categories

Categorize the following

Prepare for the change

Determine the change

Manage the change

Implement the change

Communicate the change

Involve all stakeholders

Solidify the change

Sustain the change

Celebrate the success

Unfreeze
Change
Refreeze
8.

Match the following definitions for Lewin's Force Field Analysis

a)

a tool used to identify and analyse

the positive factors (driving forces) and negative factors

(restraining forces) in an environment where change is

occurring

1.

Force Field Analysis

b)

the forces that support a change

2.

Drivers of change

c)

the forces that resist a change

3.

Restraining forces

9.

Label the diagram for Lewin's Force Field Analysis

10.

Organize these fictitious options for Lewin's Force Field Analysis into the right categories

Categorize the following

Need to improve the speed of production

Customers are demanding new products

Need to raise output volume

Maintenance costs are increasing

Cost of the new technology

Downtime during the upgrade

Good relationship with existing

suppliers

Staff are reluctant

Driving forces
Restraining forces
11.

Reorder the first five steps of Kotter's eight-step model of change

a)

Create a sense of urgency

b)

Form a powerful coalition

c)

Create a vision for change

d)

Communicate the vision

e)

Empower action

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
12.

Reorder the last three steps of Kotter's eight-step model of change

a)

Create quick wins

b)

Build on the change

c)

Make it stick

1)
2)
3)
13.

Label the blanks in Kotter's eight-step model of change

14.

Label each of Kotter's eight steps

15.

Label the management styles

16.

Organize these characteristics into the right management styles

Categorize the following

Manager has total control and ensures everything is completed

Makes all the decisions about change

Manager persuades others to follow

Maintains control over the change

Consultation with stakeholders

Some involvement of stakeholders in the change

Management and employees make decisions together

Participation of all stakeholders in change process

Autocratic
Persuasive
Consultative
Participative
17.

What are the five common areas of Business Compliance?

r____ s________ l__ p______ r__________

(use lowercase only)

(a)  

18.

Organize these strategies for overcoming resistance to change

Categorize the following

Communication

Participation

Negotiation

Manipulation

Threat

Low risk strategies
High risk strategies
19.

Match the following strategies of overcoming resistance to change

a)

the process of sending and receiving information through verbal or non-verbal means

1.

Communication

b)

the act of being involved or taking part in

some action

2.

Participation

c)

a bargaining process with the aim of reaching an agreement

3.

Negotiation

d)

the skilful, or sometimes scheming, exercise of influence over someone to achieve a desired outcome

4.

Manipulation

e)

a tactic used with the intention of enforcing conformity

5.

Threat

20.

Label the change process

21.

Match the following definitions

a)

the process of changing from one state to

another

1.

Transformation

b)

the approach taken to implement change

in a business in order to achieve a desired outcome

2.

Change Process

c)

a process by which management reviews the overall performance of the business and its

employees to determine how goals can be better reached

3.

Performance Management

d)

an objective, set by

a business, that can be measured to allow business

performance to be assessed

4.

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

e)

an employer-directed separation strategy that

occurs when an employer reduces the number of employees

because a position is no longer require

5.

Redundancy

22.

Label the Performance Management Cycle

23.

Organize these steps into the right performance review categories

Categorize the following

Connect the employee performance to the change objectives.

Clarify the duties and responsibilities associated with the change

Provide clear direction that links the objectives with the change.

Use performance appraisal to measure performance during change.

Use performance appraisal to provide feedback to individuals on their progress

Assess achievements, strengths and weaknesses of managing change.

Link the objectives of the change to the performance results of an employee

Provide feedback and incentives on the results achieved and show the link to the change objectiv

Reward behaviours required for the change to be achieved

Identify the training needed to implement the change.

Identify career development potentials that have resulted due to the change

Link training and development needs to the objectives of the change

Stage 1: Set Objectives
Stage 2: Measure Performance
Step 3: Feedback Results
Step 4: Identify Needs
24.

Label the KPI process

25.

Match the following definitions in the KPI process

a)

the objectives are established: What do we want to achieve?

1.

Strategise

b)

the progress is measured: How are we going?

2.

Measure

c)

the performance is assessed: Did we achieve the objective?

3.

Evaluate

26.

Retraining is the process of learning n__ s____

(use lowercase only)

(a)  

27.

What are the three outcomes of performance management?

Clue, the first word ends in "y"

(use lowercase only)

(a)  

28.

Organize these possible management strategies into their most correct categories.

Categorize the following

Profitability

Growth

improving employee skill and

proficiency levels through training

initiatives

improving communication levels within the organisation during the change process

enhancing relationships and building a corporate culture that embraces the change

rebuilding and promoting corporate culture

promoting a clear vision for the change and its benefits to employees

developing training or retraining programs for existing employee

implementing performance management programs such as performance appraisals and KPI

implementing a code of conduct to uphold ethical standards

product – consider the unique selling point of

the products sold

price – price effectively to avoid financial

consequences.

place – position the business to reach

customers, suppliers and distribution channels

promotion – select promotional techniques to

create the most cost-effective marketing strategy

people – employ a team that meets the

marketing objectives of the business

production – development of new products and services

process – developments in technology to improve operations

quality controls – measuring and improving the quality of

products and services

introducing production technologies to support changes in the production process

Financial Management Strategies
Human Resource Strategies
Marketing Management Strategies
Operational Management Strategies