Deal of The Day! Hurry Up, Grab the Special Discount - Save 25% - Ends In 00:00:00 Coupon code: SAVE25
Welcome to Pass4Success

- Free Preparation Discussions

CIMAPRA19-E03-1 Exam - Topic 4 Question 126 Discussion

LMN is a medium sized Organization which has faced a number of challenges due to the recent economic recession. In the last 3 years, its profits have fallen each year and it has made 10% of its staff redundant during the same period. LMN has a hierarchical structure with formal lines of communication. All of the key business decisions are made by a small senior management team, as the senior managers believe that they have the most experience to make these decisions.LMN has recently hired an external change agent to review its activities and to make recommendations on what it must do to ensure its survival. Having spent several weeks talking to staff and observing the activities and management processes of LMN, the external change agent has made the following recommendations:1. Reduce the management levels within LMN, as this is limiting its ability to respond effectively to customer demands.2. Allow some of its staff to take part in the decision making process, as much experience and expertise is being overlooked when making key business decisions.WhichTWO ofthe followingelements of the Cultural Web will bemostaffected by the change agent's recommendations?
A) Organizational structure and D) Power structures
B) Symbols
C) Routines and rituals

CIMAPRA19-E03-1 Exam - Topic 4 Question 126 Discussion

Actual exam question for CIMA's CIMAPRA19-E03-1 exam
Question #: 126
Topic #: 4
[All CIMAPRA19-E03-1 Questions]

LMN is a medium sized Organization which has faced a number of challenges due to the recent economic recession. In the last 3 years, its profits have fallen each year and it has made 10% of its staff redundant during the same period. LMN has a hierarchical structure with formal lines of communication. All of the key business decisions are made by a small senior management team, as the senior managers believe that they have the most experience to make these decisions.

LMN has recently hired an external change agent to review its activities and to make recommendations on what it must do to ensure its survival. Having spent several weeks talking to staff and observing the activities and management processes of LMN, the external change agent has made the following recommendations:

1. Reduce the management levels within LMN, as this is limiting its ability to respond effectively to customer demands.

2. Allow some of its staff to take part in the decision making process, as much experience and expertise is being overlooked when making key business decisions.

WhichTWO ofthe followingelements of the Cultural Web will bemostaffected by the change agent's recommendations?

Show Suggested Answer Hide Answer
Suggested Answer: A, D

Contribute your Thoughts:

0/2000 characters
Kimbery
10 hours ago
Routines might change slightly, but not as much.
upvoted 0 times
...
Irma
6 days ago
Not really, symbols stay the same.
upvoted 0 times
...
Carylon
11 days ago
What about B? Symbols might change too.
upvoted 0 times
...
Clorinda
16 days ago
D too, power dynamics will shift.
upvoted 0 times
...
Felicitas
21 days ago
Agreed, A is definitely impacted.
upvoted 0 times
...
Kimbery
26 days ago
I think A and D are the most affected.
upvoted 0 times
...
Marva
1 month ago
I think symbols will be affected too, they need a culture shift!
upvoted 0 times
...
Ruthann
1 month ago
The management levels are definitely too high for a medium-sized org.
upvoted 0 times
...
Marva
1 month ago
Wait, will they really let staff make decisions? Sounds unlikely.
upvoted 0 times
...
Alyce
2 months ago
Totally agree, those changes are necessary!
upvoted 0 times
...
Phung
2 months ago
Definitely A) Organizational structure and D) Power structures.
upvoted 0 times
...
Germaine
2 months ago
I think symbols might not change much, but the organizational structure and power structures seem like the most obvious choices based on the recommendations.
upvoted 0 times
...
Veronica
2 months ago
I remember a practice question about decision-making processes. It feels like routines and rituals might change too, but I'm not entirely confident.
upvoted 0 times
...
Tony
2 months ago
I'm not so sure about the power structures. I mean, if they let more staff in on decisions, wouldn't that shift who holds the power?
upvoted 0 times
...
Zana
2 months ago
I think the organizational structure will definitely be affected since they want to reduce management levels. It seems like a direct change.
upvoted 0 times
...

Save Cancel