Case STUDY
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OrientationTowardChangeSelf-Quiz.docxYour Orientation Toward Change
(Denhardt, Denhardt, & Aristigueta, 2019)
Choose which endings to the following questions best represent your preferences.
1) Do you prefer
a. Doing a job that you are comfortable with and know well?
b. Doing a job that presents a new challenge every day?
*A
2) Do you find change
a. Invigorating?
b. Stressful
*B
3) In terms of your career, do you think you are or will mostly be
a. Fixed in one place?
b. Always moving?
*B
4) Do you consider yourself
a. Mostly focused on the future?
b. Mostly focused on the present?
*A
5) Would you prefer a job that
a. Is pretty much the same from day to day?
b. Changes constantly?
*A
6) When change occurs, are you
a. Typically out on front leading the way?
b. Typically holding back and waiting to see what will happen?
*B
7) Do you like to
a. Go with the flow?
b. Make things happen?
*A
8) Do you tend to see
a. The possibilities in a situation?
b. The realities of a situation?
*A
9) In terms of style, are you
a. Solid and mainstream?
b. Always on the cutting edge?
*A
10) Are you
a. A leader?
b. A follower?
Total your scores by giving yourself one point for each answer (A) on questions 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 and one point for each answer (B) on questions 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9. The total score represents your orientation toward change.
