WGU C208 OA LATEST 2023-2024 EXAM 250
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In the Bridges’ Transitional Model, which of the following would not be a
suggestion for managing Stage 1? – ANSWER- develop short-term goals, interim
The fundamentals that drive successful change include communication, training,
, and . – ANSWER- leadership engagement, measurement
What are the types of cultures described by Cameron and Quinn in the Competing
Values Framework model? – ANSWER- clan, adhocracy, market, and hierarchy
The _ view of leaders’ impact on organizational culture holds that
leaders shape and mold organizational culture – ANSWER- functionalist
Among the forces for environmental change, demographic change is an example of
change, and change in values is an example of __ change. –
ANSWER- socioeconomic, cultural
The push to reduce companies’ and individuals’ carbon footprints would be
categorized as which type of environmental change? – ANSWER- cultural
Which of the following best exemplifies the corridor principle? – ANSWER- Beta
testing of a new social app shows that users exclusively use one feature and
feedback reveals that they want to see it as its own app.
You have been given a new product to evaluate. In Stage Two of the
entrepreneurial process, which of the following pieces of information would have
no bearing on whether you would decide to push forward with a new business
venture? – ANSWER- Whether the product has an accepted, filed, or pending
patent application
Companies that encourage employees to pursue risky new ideas internally are
practicing – ANSWER- intrapreneurship
Which of the following qualities is perhaps most needed by an entrepreneur
planning to enter a highly competitive market. – ANSWER- optimism
What information will an entrepreneur most likely not glean from assessing the
competition? – ANSWER- their future product plans
After a year, a start up venture runs out of funds and must disband. What crucial
financial planning step(s) did the founders most likely fail to do correctly? –
ANSWER- forecast cash flow
Which of the following involves a firm supplying rights to proprietary ideas,
products to other businesses in exchange for payment? – ANSWER- licensing
Under Resource-based Theory, a start-up firm with many initial investors most
enjoys which of the following key resources? – ANSWER- Valuable
Which of the following is an example of innovative stewardship of public
resources? – ANSWER- the Roman aqueducts
which is typically the best predictor of entrepreneurial success? – ANSWER- the
amount of related industry experience an entrepreneur has in the specific
marketplace
What is the ideal length of a new venture’s business plan, according to experts? –
ANSWER- 50 pages
The brief informal summary of an entrepreneurial opportunity is known as the –
ANSWER- elevator pitch
is revolutionary, is evolutionary. – ANSWER- Radical
innovation, incremental innovation
Technology and industries generally have a rate of inception, adoption, and decline
that looks like a(n) – ANSWER- S-curve
Success can be a threat to innovation because of – ANSWER- the risks of
complacency and dogma
Which of the following best describes the process of introducing new products or
services to the marketplace? – ANSWER- Implementation
This group tool would be a good choice for generating a concise image or idea of
an optimal outcome. – ANSWER- Visioning
This group tool would be a good choice for those who are more visually creative. –
ANSWER- Braindrawing
When a group arrives at a decision that is exactly the opposite of the outcome that
each individual in the group would have chosen, it is called: – ANSWER- the
Abilene Paradox
he explicit attempt to put dominant ideas or conventional wisdom to the side and
focus on generating alternatives without immediate evaluation is: – ANSWERdivergent thinking
According to Clay Shirky, _ organizations fix the problem and then fix
the thing that caused the problem. – ANSWER- double loop
Which of the following types of innovation represent the majority of innovation? –
ANSWER- incremental
This type of innovation involves a substantial change to either the business model
or technology of an organization. – ANSWER- semi-radical
Suppose you were a CEO standing in front of a large group of your employees
(more than 50), and wanted to start a brainstorming session. You know that with
such a large group brainstorming would be ineffective. What would be an effective
alternative method of sparking creativity in this large group? – ANSWERDiscussion 66
Which of the following is not a healthy behavior for a creative team to have? –
ANSWER- team members compete for idea acceptance
Corporate culture, team dynamics, and analytical thinking can sometimes impede
which of the following? – ANSWER- creativity, discussion, progress
The final stage of innovation in Teresa Amabile’s framework is – ANSWERexecution