Exam 4: Organizational Strategy and Information Systems

When using information technologies to collect data for the purpose of monitoring workers, a manager should do all of the following EXCEPT:

The use of performance data by managers is generally welcomed by workers and nonthreatening to workers when the data is used for compensation rather than to improve performance.

List some examples of informal networking that occurs in organizations. How can management utilize informal networks to the organization's advantage?

Match the organizational structure that you would find supporting the organization strategy of the following firms:

If a technology is to be successfully implemented into an organization, either the technology must fit the organization's culture or the culture must be shaped to fit the behavioral requirements of the technology.

At Zara, decision rights for ordering have been granted to whom?

Hofstede identified cultural dimensions and researched expected behaviors within that society. Match the cultural dimension to the organizational impact it can have.

Traditional organizations have one of four types of organizational design. What are these four structure types?

IS plays three important roles in management control processes. These processes are data collection, evaluation, and _______________.

The negative consequences of monitoring an employee's discrete tasks include all of the following EXCEPT:

Compare and contrast the organizational structures of Cognizant (after restructuring) and that of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS).

Which of the following is not an organizational structure?

Ideally, the person who has the most information about a decision and who is in the best position to understand the relevant issues is the person with __________ for the decision.

A firm is usually a mix of different organizational structures, known as a hybrid structure.

The dimensions of national culture include all of the following EXCEPT:

Which organization structure typically assigns workers two or more supervisors in an effort to make sure multiple dimensions of the business are integrated?

An organization feels hierarchical when IT is used primarily as a communication vehicle.

This term is used to describe a situation where technology enables individuals from all parts of the organization to reach and communicate with all other parts of the organization.

Match a firm's actions with the cultural layer it helps to define.

The organizational structure of Tata Consulting Services (TCS) is a ___________ organizational structure.