Exam 1: Organizations and Organization Theory

Discuss why the Hawthorne Studies are so important to today's organizations and their workers.

The amount of written documentation in the organization is called formalization.

Which of the following is NOT the responsibility of middle managers?

The primary level of analysis in organization theory is on the ____, with some concern for the ____ and the ____.

The science of ____ suggests that relationships in complex, open systems are nonlinear and made up of numerous interconnections and divergent choices that create unintended effects and render the whole unpredictable.

Contingency means that one thing depends on other things, and for organizations to be effective, there must be a "goodness of fit" between their structure and the conditions of their external environment.

Outsourcing firms in low-wage countries can often do work for 70 to 80 percent less than companies based in the United States.

Scientific management focused on primarily the technical core, whereas administrative principles focused on the design and functioning of the organization as a whole.

_____ describes who reports to whom and the span of control for each manager.

Financial resources for nonprofits typically come from government appropriations, grants, and donations rather than from the sale of products or services to customers.

Financial resources for nonprofit organizations usually come from all of the following except

A key element of an organization is a building or set of policies and procedures, not the people and their relationships.

The underlying set of key values, beliefs, understandings, and norms shared by employees is referred to as an organization's culture.

A survey of 20,000 people in 19 countries, conducted by market research firm GfK for The Wall Street Journal found that _____ percent of respondents believe cheating in business is more common today than it was 10 years ago.

Describe the difference between task and role. Provide an example of each.

Organization theory is a macro examination of organizational activity, emphasizing structure and behavior of the organization level of analysis.

Men constitute the majority of the workforce in the United States.

Define "organization theory" from several perspectives that were discussed in the first chapter.

You are in a job interview, and the interviewer is looking over your transcript. He says, "Oh, I see that you took a course in organization theory and design. What is that all about?" What do you answer?

About half of the current population growth in the United States is due to immigration.