Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Question

1. Putting an end to servant leadership is a change that is likely to improve manager-employee relationships.
2. The four areas in which change is most apt to be needed are people, technology, structure, and strategy.
3. People changes in an organization are not required until that organization reaches about 20 people in size, when the level of specialization reaches a critical point.
4. In the context of change, technology refers to computer technology used to gain a competitive advantage.

Answer 1

1. FALSE
"New managers tend to struggle when dealing with regular, day-to-day issues, like people on the team who don't meet deadlines," says Vicki Foley, a director of a career consulting firm. One solution is to become a "servant leader," seeing yourself as someone who helps others do their jobs, fixing problems and giving employees the tools they need.
2. TRUE
Change can involve any part of the organization. Models of change, however, reveal four targeted areas in which change is most apt to be needed: people, technology, structure, and strategy.
3. FALSE
Even in a two-person organization, people changes may be required.
4. FALSE
Technology is not just computer technology; it is any machine or process that enables an organization to gain a competitive advantage in changing materials used to produce a finished product.