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ashley · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

The local hospital in your area has begun to implement evidence-based nursing care. The last patient care unit to implement the change has frequently been skeptical and suspicious about the change.

According to Rogers's theory, these individual would be considered which of the following? a. Rejectors c. Innovators
b. Laggards d. Late majority

Question 2

The three groups of people that affect power relations in an organization are the __________ groups.

a. nave, cynics, and in between
b. politicians, cynics, and in between
c. unions, management, and cynics
d. management, cynics, and politicians

tandmlomax84 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Laggards are the last group to adopt a change. They prefer tradition and stability to innovation and
tend to be somewhat suspicious of change. Rejectors openly oppose and reject change. They may be
surreptitious or covert in their opposition and may even hinder the change process to the point of
sabotage. Innovators embrace change, enjoy the challenge of change, and often lead change. The late
majority, often known as the followers, are often skeptics, but they adopt change after expressing their
negative feelings.

Answer to Question 2

a

a. Correct: According to Kotter (1985 ), those who are nave (believing that power and influence don't exist at all in organizations and that all is harmonious), those who are cynics (believing that organizations are rife with power struggles), and those who hold a middle view (in between these two extremes) all affect power relations in organizations.
b. Incorrect: Incorrect.
c. Incorrect: Incorrect.
d. Incorrect: Incorrect.