Question 1

As organizations get bigger

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A) functional departmentation is preferable to product departmentation. 
B) they become less formalized. 
C) they become flatter. 
D) they tend to centralize. 
E) they tend to decentralize. 
A) functional departmentation is preferable to product departmentation. 
B) they become less formalized. 
C) they become flatter. 
D) they tend to centralize. 
E) they tend to decentralize.

Question 2

After graduating from university,Joan is planning to start her own business.She wants to have her own chain of coffee bars.But that's not all.She plans to import,roast,and package her own brand of coffee.What is this a good example of?

Accepted Answer

A) Open systems 
B) Resource dependence 
C) Strategy 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Establishing legitimacy 
A) Open systems 
B) Resource dependence 
C) Strategy 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Establishing legitimacy

Question 3

What two basic things must an organization do to achieve its goals?

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A) Divide and structure labour 
B) Departmentalize and coordinate labour 
C) Divide and differentiate labour 
D) Divide and coordinate labour 
E) Structure and coordinate labour 
A) Divide and structure labour 
B) Departmentalize and coordinate labour 
C) Divide and differentiate labour 
D) Divide and coordinate labour 
E) Structure and coordinate labour

Question 4

Which of the following statements concerning the external environment is TRUE?

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A) Different interest groups use identical criteria to evaluate organizational effectiveness. 
B) Different interest groups seldom make conflicting demands on organizations. 
C) Different parts of an organization will often be concerned with different components of its environment. 
D) The smaller an organization, the more control it is likely to have over its environment. 
E) Customers, suppliers, and employees are all components of an organization's external environment. 
A) Different interest groups use identical criteria to evaluate organizational effectiveness. 
B) Different interest groups seldom make conflicting demands on organizations. 
C) Different parts of an organization will often be concerned with different components of its environment. 
D) The smaller an organization, the more control it is likely to have over its environment. 
E) Customers, suppliers, and employees are all components of an organization's external environment.

Question 5

Which of the following often dictates multiple structures?

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A) Organization size 
B) Innovation 
C) Differentiation 
D) Complexity 
E) Management 
A) Organization size 
B) Innovation 
C) Differentiation 
D) Complexity 
E) Management

Question 6

In a ________ two or more organizations form an alliance in the creation of a new organizational entity.

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The answer of In a ________ two or more organizations...

Question 7

The most common way of achieving legitimacy is to imitate management practices that other firms have ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The most common way of achieving legitimacy...

Question 8

Describe the open systems concept of organizations and give an example.What is the value of the open systems concept?

Accepted Answer

Open systems take inputs from the extern

Question 9

The Rumpole Company had twelve thick procedures manuals that covered every contingency.From this,we know for certain that Rumpole was

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A) highly centralized. 
B) extremely flat. 
C) very large. 
D) highly formalized. 
E) highly integrated. 
A) highly centralized. 
B) extremely flat. 
C) very large. 
D) highly formalized. 
E) highly integrated.

Question 10

The term span of control is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) the number of levels in an organizational hierarchy. 
B) the number of employees supervised by a superior. 
C) the amount of power held by a chief executive. 
D) the extent to which an organization is independent of its environment. 
E) the extent to which an organization relies on formalized rules and processes to control output. 
A) the number of levels in an organizational hierarchy. 
B) the number of employees supervised by a superior. 
C) the amount of power held by a chief executive. 
D) the extent to which an organization is independent of its environment. 
E) the extent to which an organization relies on formalized rules and processes to control output.

Question 11

Who is permanently installed between two departments and given the full-time responsibility to assist in their coordination?

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A) A task force member 
B) An integrator 
C) A liaison role occupant 
D) A direct supervisor 
E) A mediator 
A) A task force member 
B) An integrator 
C) A liaison role occupant 
D) A direct supervisor 
E) A mediator

Question 12

Integrating business in multiple geographic regions is a common stimulus for geographic departmentation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A network organization is a good example of

Accepted Answer

A) a strategic alliance. 
B) vertical integration. 
C) a merger. 
D) an acquisition. 
E) establishing legitimacy. 
A) a strategic alliance. 
B) vertical integration. 
C) a merger. 
D) an acquisition. 
E) establishing legitimacy.

Question 14

Size is associated with increased ________.

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The answer of Size is associated with increased ________....

Question 15

As defined and described in the text,interest groups do NOT

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A) exist within an organization's environment. 
B) exist within an organization. 
C) make competing demands on an organization. 
D) have different criteria for evaluating organizational effectiveness. 
E) have some vested interest in how an organization is managed. 
A) exist within an organization's environment. 
B) exist within an organization. 
C) make competing demands on an organization. 
D) have different criteria for evaluating organizational effectiveness. 
E) have some vested interest in how an organization is managed.

Question 16

________ systems take inputs from the external environment,transform some of these inputs,and send them back into the environment as outputs.

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The answer of ________ systems take inputs from the external...

Question 17

The ideal ambidextrous organization is partly ________ in form.

Accepted Answer

A) organic 
B) mechanistic 
C) unethical 
D) hidden 
E) hierarchical 
A) organic 
B) mechanistic 
C) unethical 
D) hidden 
E) hierarchical

Question 18

________ is one factor that often dictates multiple structures.

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The answer of ________ is one factor that often dictates...

Question 19

Diffusion of information and innovation are two important outcomes of network forms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Strategy formulation is defined in the text as the process of adopting a particular organizational structure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

As organizations get bigger

After graduating from university,Joan is planning to start her own business.She wants to have her own chain of coffee bars.But that's not all.She plans to import,roast,and package her own brand of coffee.What is this a good example of?

What two basic things must an organization do to achieve its goals?

Which of the following statements concerning the external environment is TRUE?

Which of the following often dictates multiple structures?

In a ________ two or more organizations form an alliance in the creation of a new organizational entity.

The most common way of achieving legitimacy is to imitate management practices that other firms have ________.

Describe the open systems concept of organizations and give an example.What is the value of the open systems concept?

The Rumpole Company had twelve thick procedures manuals that covered every contingency.From this,we know for certain that Rumpole was

The term span of control is defined as

Who is permanently installed between two departments and given the full-time responsibility to assist in their coordination?

Integrating business in multiple geographic regions is a common stimulus for geographic departmentation.

A network organization is a good example of

Size is associated with increased ________.

As defined and described in the text,interest groups do NOT

________ systems take inputs from the external environment,transform some of these inputs,and send them back into the environment as outputs.

The ideal ambidextrous organization is partly ________ in form.

________ is one factor that often dictates multiple structures.

Diffusion of information and innovation are two important outcomes of network forms.

Strategy formulation is defined in the text as the process of adopting a particular organizational structure.

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As organizations get bigger

After graduating from university,Joan is planning to start her own business.She wants to have her own chain of coffee bars.But that's not all.She plans to import,roast,and package her own brand of coffee.What is this a good example of?

What two basic things must an organization do to achieve its goals?

Which of the following statements concerning the external environment is TRUE?

Which of the following often dictates multiple structures?

In a ________ two or more organizations form an alliance in the creation of a new organizational entity.

The most common way of achieving legitimacy is to imitate management practices that other firms have ________.

Describe the open systems concept of organizations and give an example.What is the value of the open systems concept?

The Rumpole Company had twelve thick procedures manuals that covered every contingency.From this,we know for certain that Rumpole was

The term span of control is defined as

Who is permanently installed between two departments and given the full-time responsibility to assist in their coordination?

Integrating business in multiple geographic regions is a common stimulus for geographic departmentation.

A network organization is a good example of

Size is associated with increased ________.

As defined and described in the text,interest groups do NOT

________ systems take inputs from the external environment,transform some of these inputs,and send them back into the environment as outputs.

The ideal ambidextrous organization is partly ________ in form.

________ is one factor that often dictates multiple structures.

Diffusion of information and innovation are two important outcomes of network forms.

Strategy formulation is defined in the text as the process of adopting a particular organizational structure.

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values,Attitudes,and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Motivation in Practice

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Change,Development,and Innovation

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