Question 1

A wheel configuration of a top-management team solves complex problems much more quickly than a circle arrangement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The incrementalist model of decision-making, developed by Henry Mintzberg and his colleagues, describes how decision-making takes place when uncertainty is high.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What is cognitive dissonance?

Accepted Answer

Cognitive dissonance is the state of dis

Question 4

When an organization is using the ________ model of decision-making, it becomes an "organized anarchy" in which the decision about which alternative to select depends on which manager or coalition has the most influence or power to sway other decision makers at that moment.

Accepted Answer

A)  incrementalist 
B)  Carnegie 
C)  garbage-can 
D)  rational 
A)  incrementalist 
B)  Carnegie 
C)  garbage-can 
D)  rational

Question 5

According to Peter Senge, individual learning is more important than team learning in promoting organizational learning.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What are the two types of organizational decisions?

Accepted Answer

Organizational decision-making is the pr

A wheel configuration of a top-management team solves complex problems much more quickly than a circle arrangement.

The incrementalist model of decision-making, developed by Henry Mintzberg and his colleagues, describes how decision-making takes place when uncertainty is high.

What is cognitive dissonance?

When an organization is using the ________ model of decision-making, it becomes an "organized anarchy" in which the decision about which alternative to select depends on which manager or coalition has the most influence or power to sway other decision makers at that moment.

According to Peter Senge, individual learning is more important than team learning in promoting organizational learning.

What are the two types of organizational decisions?

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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Exam 12: Decision Making, Learning, Knowledge Management, and Information Technology

A wheel configuration of a top-management team solves complex problems much more quickly than a circle arrangement.

The incrementalist model of decision-making, developed by Henry Mintzberg and his colleagues, describes how decision-making takes place when uncertainty is high.

What is cognitive dissonance?

When an organization is using the ________ model of decision-making, it becomes an "organized anarchy" in which the decision about which alternative to select depends on which manager or coalition has the most influence or power to sway other decision makers at that moment.

According to Peter Senge, individual learning is more important than team learning in promoting organizational learning.

What are the two types of organizational decisions?

Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Organizing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

Filters