Chapter 11 MQ Flashcards
An example of an organizational would be:
a. the switch to a new production method.
b. the decision to offer a new product line.
c. the introductions of a new pay for performance system.
d. all of these.
e. the switch to a new production method or the decision to offer a new product line.
d. all of these.
For the compact disc industry, the advent of MP3 technology can best be described as what type of innovation?
a. Disruptive innovation
b. Service innovation
c. Productive innovation
d. Restructuring innovation
e. Reverse innovation
a. Disruptive innovation
- _____ refers to innovations in products, services, or processes that radically change an industry’s rules of the game for producers and consumers.
a. Restructuring innovation
b. Trickle up innovation
c. Productive innovation
d. Disruptive innovation
d. Disruptive innovation
Successful change requires that organizations be capable of both creating and implementing ideas, which means the organization must learn to be _____.
a. cordial
b. rightsized
c. ambidextrous
d. compliant
e. intra-focused
c. ambidextrous
- The generation of novel ideas that may meet perceived needs or respond to opportunities for the organization is called _____.
a. a search initiative
b. creativity
c. an ideal champion
d. a great idea
b. creativity
Which of the following refers to the generation of novel solutions to perceived problems?
a. Problem solving
b. Organizational development
c. Creativity
d. Brainstorming
c. Creativity
The innovation strategy for changing products and technologies that involves designing the organization to encourage creativity and the initiation of new ideas is known as _____.
a. exploration
b. cooperation
c. entrepreneurship
d. idea incubator
a. exploration
. _____ change is a change in the organization’s product or service outputs.
a. Technology
b. Product
c. Entrepreneurship
d. Creative
b. Product
Which of the following is a change in the manner in which an organization does its work?
a. Technology
b. Product
c. Entrepreneurship
d. Creativity
a. Technology
A _____ change is related to the organization production process.
a. new product
b. technological
c. structural
d. culture/people
b. technological
All of the following are critical innovation strategies for changing products and technologies EXCEPT _____.
a. exploration
b. cooperation
c. innovation roles
d. risk propensity
d. risk propensity
- All of the following are characteristics of creative individuals EXCEPT _____.
a. originality
b. playfulness
c. curiosity
d. rationality
d. rationality
Artful Innovations Inc. operates with open channels of communication and an established suggestion system that encourages brainstorming and freewheeling discussions. Artful Innovations can best be described as a(n)_____ type of organization.
a. experimental organization
b. cooperative organization
c. entrepreneurial organization
d. disruptive organization
e. creative organization
e. creative organization
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a creative individual?
a. Conceptual fluency
b. Undisciplined exploration
c. Persistence and focused approach
d. Authorization and dependent
d. Authorization and dependent
Jackie, a new employee of yours, strikes you as curious, open-minded, and receptive to new ideas. Keep your eye on Jackie, for she may very well be:
a. an outstanding performer.
b. an individual with a high need for achievement.
c. a satisfied employee.
d. a creative individual.
d. a creative individual.
Creative organizations:
a. are characterized by an unusually high number of routine jobs.
b. are loosely structured.
c. have little ambiguity.
d. have too many layers of management.
e. use a centralized decision making approach.
b. are loosely structured.
According to BusinessWeek, in 2012, _____ was ranked as the World’s Most Innovative Company.
a. Apple
b. Nintendo
c. Nokia
d. Sony
a. Apple
Which of the following provides a safe harbor where ideas from employees throughout the company can be developed without interference from company bureaucracy or politics?
a. An idea champion
b. A sponsor
c. A new-venture team
d. An idea incubator
d. An idea incubator
The innovation strategy for changing products and technologies that involves creating conditions and systems to facilitate internal and external coordination and knowledge sharing is known as _____.
a. exploration
b. cooperation
c. entrepreneurship
d. idea incubator
b. cooperation
Shared development of innovations among several departments is emphasized by the _____ approach to innovation
a. vertical
b. horizontal linkage model
c. top down
d. bottom-up
horizontal linkage model
The horizontal linkage model is best applied to a:
a. low pressure environment.
b. stable environment.
c. environment that requires speed.
d. customer service environment.
environment that requires speed.
. Innovation requires the coordination that occurs with the _____ .
a. top-down approach
b. bottom-up approach
c. horizontal linkage model
d. time-based approach
horizontal linkage model
. Today’s most successful companies are including _____ directly in the product and service development process.
a. employees
b. internal buyers
c. competitors
d. customers
d. customers
. Which of the following means extending the search for and commercializing new ideas beyond the boundaries of the organization and even beyond the boundaries of the industry?
a. An idea champion
b. Open innovation
c. A new-venture team
d. An idea incubator
b. Open innovation