Question 1

Planning guarantees successfully coping with an unstable environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Transferring or exchanging executives offers a method of establishing favourable linkages with external organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

The sociocultural sector refers to municipal, provincial, and federal laws and regulations; taxes; court systems; and political processes that may be in an organization's environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following examples best illustrates how various sectors can have an impact on organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  In the industry sector, labour unions are a significant force. 
B)  In the market sector, an increasing number of foreign-owned manufacturing plants are built in North America. 
C)  In the raw materials sector, steelmakers owned the beverage can market until the mid-1980s. 
D)  In the human resources sector, brand names are fighting it out with lower-cost store brands. 
A)  In the industry sector, labour unions are a significant force. 
B)  In the market sector, an increasing number of foreign-owned manufacturing plants are built in North America. 
C)  In the raw materials sector, steelmakers owned the beverage can market until the mid-1980s. 
D)  In the human resources sector, brand names are fighting it out with lower-cost store brands.

Question 5

Which of the following is likely in organizations characterized by very simple and stable environments?

Accepted Answer

A)  almost no managers are assigned to integration roles 
B)  many departments are added 
C)  there is formal, centralized authority 
D)  there is extensive planning, forecasting and high-speed responses 
A)  almost no managers are assigned to integration roles 
B)  many departments are added 
C)  there is formal, centralized authority 
D)  there is extensive planning, forecasting and high-speed responses

Question 6

One outcome of high differentiation is that coordination between departments becomes more difficult until integrative devices are put in place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which sector in an organization's environment relates to understanding consumer preferences?

Accepted Answer

A)  industry sector 
B)  international sector 
C)  sociocultural sector 
D)  market sector 
A)  industry sector 
B)  international sector 
C)  sociocultural sector 
D)  market sector

Question 8

Discuss organizational differentiation. How is integration connected to differentiation?

Accepted Answer

Differentiation is the difference in cog

Question 9

What term is used for unique cognitive and emotional orientations among managers across functional departments, and the specialized formal structures among these departments?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration 
B)  resource dependence 
C)  cooptation 
D)  differentiation 
A)  integration 
B)  resource dependence 
C)  cooptation 
D)  differentiation

Question 10

If an organization were engaging in illegitimate behaviours, which of the following might it be trying to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  control its environmental domain 
B)  attempt to influence political activities 
C)  change its domain 
D)  cooptation of interlocking directorates 
A)  control its environmental domain 
B)  attempt to influence political activities 
C)  change its domain 
D)  cooptation of interlocking directorates

Question 11

Why does environmental complexity lead to organizational complexity? Explain.

Accepted Answer

Organizations become more comp

Question 12

Which of the following is an example of the way high uncertainty influences organizational design responses?

Accepted Answer

A)  requiring extensive planning and forecasting 
B)  having few departments 
C)  having no integrating roles 
D)  using a mechanistic structure 
A)  requiring extensive planning and forecasting 
B)  having few departments 
C)  having no integrating roles 
D)  using a mechanistic structure

Question 13

High-moderate uncertainty environments are unstable but simple. Which of the following organizational responses are elicited by this environment?

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanistic structure; formal, centralized 
B)  few buffering roles 
C)  planning orientation; fast response 
D)  many departments; few boundary spanning 
A)  mechanistic structure; formal, centralized 
B)  few buffering roles 
C)  planning orientation; fast response 
D)  many departments; few boundary spanning

Question 14

In addition to establishing favourable linkages to obtain resources, organizations also may try to change the environment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is the function of boundary-spanning roles?

Accepted Answer

A)  They primarily link data to information. 
B)  They buffer the manufacturing department from outside intrusion that would interfere with efficiency. 
C)  They bring information about environmental changes into the organization. 
D)  They move the firm to internationalism. 
A)  They primarily link data to information. 
B)  They buffer the manufacturing department from outside intrusion that would interfere with efficiency. 
C)  They bring information about environmental changes into the organization. 
D)  They move the firm to internationalism.

Question 16

In rapidly changing environments, an organic structure is usually better.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Explain the arguments for and against creating buffering roles.

Accepted Answer

The purpose of buffering roles is to abs

Question 18

Distinguish between complexity and instability in an organization's environment.

Accepted Answer

Complexity refers to the numbe

Question 19

In the organic organization, tasks are broken down into specialized, separate parts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Differentiation refers to differences in cognitive and emotional orientations among managers in different functional departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Planning guarantees successfully coping with an unstable environment.

Transferring or exchanging executives offers a method of establishing favourable linkages with external organizations.

The sociocultural sector refers to municipal, provincial, and federal laws and regulations; taxes; court systems; and political processes that may be in an organization's environment.

Which of the following examples best illustrates how various sectors can have an impact on organizations?

Which of the following is likely in organizations characterized by very simple and stable environments?

One outcome of high differentiation is that coordination between departments becomes more difficult until integrative devices are put in place.

Which sector in an organization's environment relates to understanding consumer preferences?

Discuss organizational differentiation. How is integration connected to differentiation?

What term is used for unique cognitive and emotional orientations among managers across functional departments, and the specialized formal structures among these departments?

If an organization were engaging in illegitimate behaviours, which of the following might it be trying to do?

Why does environmental complexity lead to organizational complexity? Explain.

Which of the following is an example of the way high uncertainty influences organizational design responses?

High-moderate uncertainty environments are unstable but simple. Which of the following organizational responses are elicited by this environment?

In addition to establishing favourable linkages to obtain resources, organizations also may try to change the environment.

What is the function of boundary-spanning roles?

In rapidly changing environments, an organic structure is usually better.

Explain the arguments for and against creating buffering roles.

Distinguish between complexity and instability in an organization's environment.

In the organic organization, tasks are broken down into specialized, separate parts.

Differentiation refers to differences in cognitive and emotional orientations among managers in different functional departments.

Organizations and Organizational Theory

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Fundamentals of Organizational Structure

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

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Information Technology and Control

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

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Exam 4: The External Environment

Planning guarantees successfully coping with an unstable environment.

Transferring or exchanging executives offers a method of establishing favourable linkages with external organizations.

The sociocultural sector refers to municipal, provincial, and federal laws and regulations; taxes; court systems; and political processes that may be in an organization's environment.

Which of the following examples best illustrates how various sectors can have an impact on organizations?

Which of the following is likely in organizations characterized by very simple and stable environments?

One outcome of high differentiation is that coordination between departments becomes more difficult until integrative devices are put in place.

Which sector in an organization's environment relates to understanding consumer preferences?

Discuss organizational differentiation. How is integration connected to differentiation?

What term is used for unique cognitive and emotional orientations among managers across functional departments, and the specialized formal structures among these departments?

If an organization were engaging in illegitimate behaviours, which of the following might it be trying to do?

Why does environmental complexity lead to organizational complexity? Explain.

Which of the following is an example of the way high uncertainty influences organizational design responses?

High-moderate uncertainty environments are unstable but simple. Which of the following organizational responses are elicited by this environment?

In addition to establishing favourable linkages to obtain resources, organizations also may try to change the environment.

What is the function of boundary-spanning roles?

In rapidly changing environments, an organic structure is usually better.

Explain the arguments for and against creating buffering roles.

Distinguish between complexity and instability in an organization's environment.

In the organic organization, tasks are broken down into specialized, separate parts.

Differentiation refers to differences in cognitive and emotional orientations among managers in different functional departments.

Organizations and Organizational Theory

Strategy, Organizational Design, and Effectiveness

Fundamentals of Organizational Structure

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Information Technology and Control

Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision-Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

Filters