BA340_D2 Strategic Thinking and Innovation, Week 3 Quiz Results

Question 1

6 / 6 pts

Which of the following is NOT an external force that drives change?

Correct!

Inertia

Customers

Economy

Technology

Question 2

6 / 6 pts

In the process of liquefying air to produce large quantities of liquid nitrogen and oxygen, a curious and intriguing waste product was also produced that ultimately was discovered to be a source of light when an electrical current was passed through it. What was that waste product better known as?

Correct!

Correct Answers

Neon

neon

Neon

Question 3

0 / 6 pts

The hybrid of joining the concentrated, orderly light of lasers, with the hyper-clear glass fibers together form what product?

You Answered

Correct Answers

Fiber Optic Cable

Fiber Optics

Fiber Optic Cable

Question 4

8 / 8 pts

First list the Four Stages in Order. Then list the Four Employee Emotions in Order. Worth a total of four points. Make sure these are clearly labeled. (Worth four points) Then discuss the relationship of these stages and emotions. (worth another 4 points)

Your Answer:

Stage 1 Information Denial -chain is emotional process that involves fear

Stage 2 Support - dont meet anger with anger. manage their emotions

stage 3 Direction - support into the organizations new direction for innovation and change

Stage 4 Encouragement - Support and involvement throughout the change process

Stages

1. Information

2. Support

3 Direction

4 Encouragement

Emotions:

1. Denial

2. Anger

3. Exploring

4. Acceptance

You then needed to have discussed the relationship of these.

Question 5

0 / 6 pts

Thomas Edison was not the first person to invent and use electric lamps. But, because of his ability to use the right materials in producing the light bulb, he advanced this innovation and marketed it successfully. However, Edison's most significant contribution and key ingredient to the actual construction material that made his light bulb work better was his use of a filament material known as:

Glass fiber

You Answered

Wire

Correct Answer

Bamboo

Cotton

Question 6

0 / 8 pts

An environmental scan of an organization is an in depth analysis of the major factors impacting that organization. List the four major areas of the environmental scan.

Your Answer:

Events

Trends

Issues

Expectations

organization, market, industry, operating environment

Question 7

6 / 6 pts

For employees feasibility is a barrier to change.

Correct!

True

False

Question 8

6 / 6 pts

Who has the most influence on innovation in a company?

Customer

Chair of the Board

VP of Sales

Correct!

CEO

Question 9

6 / 6 pts

Candles (either beeswax or tallow) were long used for several centuries as a form of artificial luminescence. But in 1712 a new substance was discovered to make candles from and/or power lamps which started a race in a whole new industry. This substance was:

You Answered

Correct Answers

spermaceti

Whale Oil

Spermaceti

whale oil

whale oil

Question 10

0 / 6 pts

An incubating leadership style includes strong planned formation strategy and a participative execution.

You Answered

True

Correct Answer

False

Question 11

1 / 8 pts

Discuss the significance of this double Innovation S Curve with regard to performance, time and product/new service stages.

Your Answer:

Looks like a planned strategy for change. Every so many years a new innovation is or should be out on the market.

The curves represent the following: low in the curve is early adoption, leading to early maturity, late maturity and phasing out/lagging. The second curve illustrates the same, but shows the timing for the introduction of a new product in relationship to the old.

Question 12

6 / 6 pts

Mandela was considering what type of leader?

You Answered

Visionary

Incubating

Correct Answer

Collabortive

Directive

Question 13

2 / 6 pts

What are the liberal arts and why are they important to innovative leaders?

Your Answer:

Liberal Arts builds character and diversifies a type of employee that organizations look for. That Liberal Arts Program, coupled with a specific skillset is ideal.

You should have discussed how the humanities, arts and sciences inform business and are strategic to changes and innovations. I would have hoped you had mentioned Brenau as a liberal arts institution merging professional degrees with liberal art knowledge.

Question 14

6 / 6 pts

What type of leadership style from the textbook would you most prefer to work under and why? (You must use the name of the leadership style and explain it to get any credit for this question)

Your Answer:

I would rather work under incubator leadership because although I would not slack on my job, I don't have the pressure to to finish something which destroys my mental health.

Question 15

6 / 6 pts

Sack Daddy's Seafood was started in what city?

Correct!

Correct Answers

Atlanta

Decatur

Atlanta or Decatur

Atlanta or Decatur

Question 16

6 / 6 pts

There are four grading criteria associated with the final project for this course. Which one of the following is NOT one of those four criteria?

Clear and Understandable Explanation of How the Innovation Works

Level of Creativity/Inventiveness of the New Innovation

Quality of the Actual Presentation (YouTube video)

Correct!

How well the New Innovation is Judged by Class Colleagues (Peer Review)

Quality of the Prototype or Model (if Product) / Quality of the Business Plan (if Service)

Quiz Score: 65 out of 102

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