Question 1

________________________ is the ultimate dependant variable in any organizational analysis.

Accepted Answer

Organizational effectiveness

Question 2

Inputs, throughput, and outputs are all measures of the systems resource perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following approaches to organizational effectiveness would be used in the assessment of an organization's inputs?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goals model 
B)  System resource model 
C)  Process approach 
D)  Contingency model 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Goals model 
B)  System resource model 
C)  Process approach 
D)  Contingency model 
E)  None of the above B

Question 4

Two NFL franchises achieved their primary goal of reaching the Super Bowl in a given year. It cost Team A $40 million and Team B $20 million. Which of these two teams would be considered more effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Team A 
B)  Team B 
C)  Neither team A nor B was effective 
D)  Both team A and B were equally effective 
E)  Both team A and B were equally ineffective 
A)  Team A 
B)  Team B 
C)  Neither team A nor B was effective 
D)  Both team A and B were equally effective 
E)  Both team A and B were equally ineffective

Question 5

The process model is primarily concerned with throughputs with regard to organizational effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The ________________________ perspective holds that the evaluations by all of the various constituencies are legitimate, and therefore the primacy of one view over the others cannot be established.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The ________________________ perspective holds that the evaluations...

Question 7

Summaries of the literature suggest that the effectiveness concept has proven to be very precise and there remains a consensus definition with regard to its measurement.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Organizational effectiveness is the ultimate independent variable in any organizational analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The human relations model focuses on rigidity and external focus with a view to enhancing human resource development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The concept that an organization must possess attributes that are simultaneously contradictory and mutually exclusive is the ________________________.

Accepted Answer

organizati

Question 11

The concept of paradox, as it relates to organizational effectiveness, suggests that organizations operate deal simultaneously with conflicting or contradictory values, needs, and so forth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

An operative goal of a sport organization may be to obtain resources from the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

(a) _________________, (b) ___________________, (c) ____________________, (d) _________________, and (e) __________________ are the five significant models of organizational effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

goals model, system resource m

Question 14

For the goals model to be effective, what must be the conditions of the goals?

Accepted Answer

A)  Reachable and quantifiable 
B)  Realistic and reachable 
C)  Identifiable and contingent 
D)  Identifiable and measurable 
E)  Understandable and reachable 
A)  Reachable and quantifiable 
B)  Realistic and reachable 
C)  Identifiable and contingent 
D)  Identifiable and measurable 
E)  Understandable and reachable

Question 15

A system resource model focuses on the inputs of the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following approaches to evaluating an organization's effectiveness would be inappropriate for a local cable company, if it is the only game in town?

Accepted Answer

A)  Goals model 
B)  System resource model 
C)  Process approach 
D)  Contingency model 
E)  None of the above 
A)  Goals model 
B)  System resource model 
C)  Process approach 
D)  Contingency model 
E)  None of the above

Question 17

The focus of the _______________________ is on satisfying the needs of the less powerful or the less advantaged constituents.

Accepted Answer

social jus

Question 18

O'Rourke and Chelladurai (2006) assessed the effectiveness of the NCAA. They found that to be effective, the NCAA must uphold and enforce activities with six dimensions. Each of the following is one of those dimensions except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional autonomy 
B)  Student athlete welfare 
C)  Rule enforcement 
D)  Competitive equity 
E)  Financial stability 
A)  Institutional autonomy 
B)  Student athlete welfare 
C)  Rule enforcement 
D)  Competitive equity 
E)  Financial stability

Question 19

Bayle and Madella (2002) identified six dimensions of performance of national sport organizations.All of the following are examples except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional 
B)  Social-internal 
C)  Economic-financial 
D)  Promotional 
E)  Financial 
A)  Institutional 
B)  Social-internal 
C)  Economic-financial 
D)  Promotional 
E)  Financial

Question 20

_______________ is a measure of how appropriate organizational goals are and how well an organization is achieving those goals.

Accepted Answer

Organizati

________________________ is the ultimate dependant variable in any organizational analysis.

Inputs, throughput, and outputs are all measures of the systems resource perspective.

Which of the following approaches to organizational effectiveness would be used in the assessment of an organization's inputs?

Two NFL franchises achieved their primary goal of reaching the Super Bowl in a given year. It cost Team A $40 million and Team B $20 million. Which of these two teams would be considered more effective?

The process model is primarily concerned with throughputs with regard to organizational effectiveness.

The ________________________ perspective holds that the evaluations by all of the various constituencies are legitimate, and therefore the primacy of one view over the others cannot be established.

Summaries of the literature suggest that the effectiveness concept has proven to be very precise and there remains a consensus definition with regard to its measurement.

Organizational effectiveness is the ultimate independent variable in any organizational analysis.

The human relations model focuses on rigidity and external focus with a view to enhancing human resource development.

The concept that an organization must possess attributes that are simultaneously contradictory and mutually exclusive is the ________________________.

The concept of paradox, as it relates to organizational effectiveness, suggests that organizations operate deal simultaneously with conflicting or contradictory values, needs, and so forth.

An operative goal of a sport organization may be to obtain resources from the environment.

(a) _______, (b) _, (c) ____, (d) _, and (e) __________ are the five significant models of organizational effectiveness.

For the goals model to be effective, what must be the conditions of the goals?

A system resource model focuses on the inputs of the organization.

Which of the following approaches to evaluating an organization's effectiveness would be inappropriate for a local cable company, if it is the only game in town?

The focus of the _______________________ is on satisfying the needs of the less powerful or the less advantaged constituents.

O'Rourke and Chelladurai (2006) assessed the effectiveness of the NCAA. They found that to be effective, the NCAA must uphold and enforce activities with six dimensions. Each of the following is one of those dimensions except:

Bayle and Madella (2002) identified six dimensions of performance of national sport organizations.All of the following are examples except:

_______________ is a measure of how appropriate organizational goals are and how well an organization is achieving those goals.

Defining the Field of Sport Management

Classical View of Organizations

Systems View of Organizations

Meaning of Management

Planning

Managerial Decision Making

Principles of Organizing

Systems-Based Organizing

Staffing

Motivational Basis of Leading

Behavioral Process of Leading

Contemporary Approaches to Leadership

Managing Diversity

Program Evaluation

Service Quality

Filters

Exam 16: Organizational Effectiveness

________________________ is the ultimate dependant variable in any organizational analysis.

Inputs, throughput, and outputs are all measures of the systems resource perspective.

Which of the following approaches to organizational effectiveness would be used in the assessment of an organization's inputs?

Two NFL franchises achieved their primary goal of reaching the Super Bowl in a given year. It cost Team A $40 million and Team B $20 million. Which of these two teams would be considered more effective?

The process model is primarily concerned with throughputs with regard to organizational effectiveness.

The ________________________ perspective holds that the evaluations by all of the various constituencies are legitimate, and therefore the primacy of one view over the others cannot be established.

Summaries of the literature suggest that the effectiveness concept has proven to be very precise and there remains a consensus definition with regard to its measurement.

Organizational effectiveness is the ultimate independent variable in any organizational analysis.

The human relations model focuses on rigidity and external focus with a view to enhancing human resource development.

The concept that an organization must possess attributes that are simultaneously contradictory and mutually exclusive is the ________________________.

The concept of paradox, as it relates to organizational effectiveness, suggests that organizations operate deal simultaneously with conflicting or contradictory values, needs, and so forth.

An operative goal of a sport organization may be to obtain resources from the environment.

(a) _________________, (b) ___________________, (c) ____________________, (d) _________________, and (e) __________________ are the five significant models of organizational effectiveness.

For the goals model to be effective, what must be the conditions of the goals?

A system resource model focuses on the inputs of the organization.

Which of the following approaches to evaluating an organization's effectiveness would be inappropriate for a local cable company, if it is the only game in town?

The focus of the _______________________ is on satisfying the needs of the less powerful or the less advantaged constituents.

O'Rourke and Chelladurai (2006) assessed the effectiveness of the NCAA. They found that to be effective, the NCAA must uphold and enforce activities with six dimensions. Each of the following is one of those dimensions except:

Bayle and Madella (2002) identified six dimensions of performance of national sport organizations.All of the following are examples except:

_______________ is a measure of how appropriate organizational goals are and how well an organization is achieving those goals.

Defining the Field of Sport Management

Classical View of Organizations

Systems View of Organizations

Meaning of Management

Planning

Managerial Decision Making

Principles of Organizing

Systems-Based Organizing

Staffing

Motivational Basis of Leading

Behavioral Process of Leading

Contemporary Approaches to Leadership

Managing Diversity

Program Evaluation

Service Quality

Filters

(a) _______, (b) _, (c) ____, (d) _, and (e) __________ are the five significant models of organizational effectiveness.