Which one of the Tuckman stages of team development is being described here? `..the team struggles to come together ... conflict ... competing for status and position'
Answer(s): A
'Conflict' gives us the clue.Storming.The other answers shown come from the same model - check them out in your textbook if you need to.
It is said that society is undergoing the `fourth industrial revolution'. Which description most close-ly defines this idea?
Answer(s): C
The bringing together of various technologies, such as artificial intelligence, efficient energy storage, 3D printing, quantum computing, etc.The correct answer shown defines nicely the characteristics of the radical changes being brought about during the fourth industrial revolution.The other answers may, to a greater or lesser extent, be changes in modern society, but they do not represent Industry 4.0
`The individual does not believe that the change is really happening and looks for evidence that it is not true'. Which stage of the Kubler-Ross model does this describe?
Answer(s): D
Denial - disbelief that whatever it is has actually happened. The other answers shown are part of the Kubler-Ross cycle which is: shock, denial, frustration and anger, depression, experimentation, decision, integration.
In the Kubler-Ross Change Curve, which of these comes second?
The curve is: shock, denial, frustration and anger, depression, experimentation, decision, integration. Therefore the answer to the QUESTION NO : is 'denial'.
A small group of workers, under the leadership of a supervisor, seeking to make constructive practi- cal small changes to bring about operational improvement in the workplace.
Quality circle.Although it might be part of a quality initiative, the description describes a quality circle - a concept which has been credited with making significant improvements in some organisations, including, in some instances, creating cost savings. It is an important part of the idea of quality circles, that it is the actual workers, those at 'the coal face' (to use a somewhat outdated expression, perhaps) who lead and have the discussions. The belief, quite correct in my opinion, is the workers actually know what is going on, what is being done sensibly or otherwise, and therefore in operational terms, they need to be listened to.A team at the working level, solving problems.
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