PRE TEST Flashcards
The first step in organizational change, in which employees look for practices and policies that waste time and are counterproductive.
Sacred cow hunt
A person who is not afraid of change but makes changes only when there is a compelling reason to do so.
Change analyst
A person who is willing to change.
Receptive changer
A person who will initially resist change but will eventually go along with it.
Reluctant changer
A person who hates change and will do anything to keep change from occurring.
Change resister
The shared values, beliefs, and traditions that exist among individuals in an organization.
Organizational culture
The process whereby new employees learn the behaviors and attitudes they need to be successful in an organization.
Organizational socialization
Procedures in which employees participate to become “one of the gang.”
Rituals
Employees who retain their jobs following a downsizing.
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