Chapter 7 Quiz

1. Which of the following notions would be associated with the explorer’s mode of progress making?
a. Radical innovation
b. Blue ocean strategy
c. Paradigm shift
d. All of the above

2. Which of the following notions would be associated with the refiner’s mode of progress making?

a. Incremental moves forward
b. Step-by-step improvements
c. Extensions of existing ideas
d. All of the above
3. Who must fight the status quo?
a. Explorers
b. Refiners
c. Both
4. Organizations should embrace and sponsor all the ideas of their naturally gifted “explorer” employees.
a. True
b. False
5. The notions of efficiency and creativity may be conceptually at odds with one another but both forces are needed in organizations.
a. True
b. False