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Nearly all technology cycles follow a typical S-curve pattern of innovation.

A) True
B) False

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In the _____ of organizational decline, as organizational performance problems become more visible, management may recognize the need to change but still take no measures.


A) blinded stage
B) inaction stage
C) faulty action stage
D) crisis stage

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Zavacomp, a company that manufactures sports accessories, earlier manufactured and sold fitness shoes and activity tracking watches as separate units. It observed that customers frequently bought these two accessories together and hence created a new integrated product with a tracking device embedded in its sports shoes. In the context of innovation streams, which of the following concepts does this scenario best illustrate?


A) A technological discontinuity
B) Technological lockout
C) Technological singularity
D) A technological barrier

E) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

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Which of the following is a difference between experiential and compression approaches to innovation?


A) Experiential approach is used in fast-growing environments, whereas compression approach is used in highly uncertain environments.
B) Experiential approach is used in periods of incremental change, whereas compression approach is used in periods of discontinuous change.
C) Experiential approach is used to establish a new dominant design, whereas compression approach is used to improve the function of an existing dominant design.
D) Experiential approach is used to shorten the time of individual steps in the innovation process, whereas compression approach is used to test the improved product or service prototype.

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In the context of organizational development, which of the following is a difference between large-system intervention and small-group intervention?


A) Unlike small-group intervention, large-system intervention works toward changing the character and performance of a business unit.
B) Unlike small-group intervention, large-system intervention increases interpersonal effectiveness by helping people to become aware of their attitudes.
C) Unlike small-group intervention, large-system intervention helps a work group establish short- and long-term goals.
D) Unlike small-group intervention, large-system intervention helps people acquire new skills and knowledge.

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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_____ is a change based on incremental improvements to a dominant technological design such that the improved technology is fully backward compatible with the older technology.


A) Results-driven change
B) Discontinuous change
C) Generational change
D) Incremental change

E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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In an attempt to eliminate spectacles from the market, Lensamt, a company that manufactures and supplies contact lenses, launched an advertising campaign to popularize its products. To counter this and stay in the market, the spectacle manufacturers introduced new offers and discounts on spectacles. In the context of innovation streams, which of the following concepts does this scenario best illustrate?


A) Design competition
B) Technological lockout
C) Technological substitution
D) Design iteration

E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

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The compression approach to innovation assumes that innovation is occurring within a highly uncertain environment and that the key to fast product innovation is to use intuition, flexible options, and hands-on experience to reduce uncertainty and accelerate learning and understanding.

A) True
B) False

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Carolint, a watch manufacturer, has installed custom smart lighting and ventilation systems in employees' workspaces. These enable employees to set their preferences, and the system automatically senses their presence and modifies the temperature and light settings. This scenario best illustrates _____.


A) corporate entropy
B) organizational innovation
C) reverse engineering
D) agile development

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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In the context of managing resistance to change, an error in the refreezing stage is not systematically planning for and creating short-term wins.

A) True
B) False

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During design competition, _____.


A) the patterns of innovation over time create sustainable competitive advantage
B) an older technology usually improves significantly in response to the competitive threat from the new technologies
C) a scientific advance of existing technologies creates a significant breakthrough in performance or function
D) a new dominant design prevents a company from competitively selling its products or makes it difficult to do so

E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

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In terms of change tools and techniques, the General Electric fastworks approach is a special kind of results-driven change.

A) True
B) False

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Pagent, a company that manufactures watches, introduces a new range of watches with a safety application programmed into it. This application is designed especially for women and helps them alert people in case of danger. In the context of innovation streams, which of the following concepts does this scenario best illustrate?


A) A technological discontinuity
B) Technological lockout
C) Technological singularity
D) A technological barrier

E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

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_____ is a new technological design or process that becomes the accepted market standard.


A) A dominant design
B) A design iteration
C) Technological substitution
D) Technological lockout

E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Elotrik, a company that manufactures and supplies epilators, implements a marketing strategy to popularize its epilators and replace razors in the market. To counter this and stay in the market, the razor manufacturers introduce new offers and discounts. In the context of innovation streams, which of the following concepts does this scenario best illustrate?


A) Design competition
B) Technological lockout
C) Technological substitution
D) Design iteration

E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

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