Question 1

Inside the corporation there are _______ systems that motivate individuals and teams to make the most efficient decisions over products sales.

Accepted Answer

A)  automatic administrative 
B)  automatic market driven 
C)  no automatic administrative 
D)  no 
A)  automatic administrative 
B)  automatic market driven 
C)  no automatic administrative 
D)  no

Question 2

Benchmarking is when:

Accepted Answer

A)  a firm compares its performance with its previous performance. 
B)  a firm sets up a future strategic plan based on its current performance. 
C)  a firm advises other firms on organization, based on its success. 
D)  a firm compares other firms in the industry to derive its strategy. 
A)  a firm compares its performance with its previous performance. 
B)  a firm sets up a future strategic plan based on its current performance. 
C)  a firm advises other firms on organization, based on its success. 
D)  a firm compares other firms in the industry to derive its strategy.

Question 3

In all corporate communications, Always Round Tire features a factory worker looking at the camera saying "Just keep it rolling!". The reason for this logo is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  the picture is of the CEO's youngest daughter. 
B)  the logo represents the company as being from the old fashioned manufacturing sector. 
C)  the logo represents the image that the company wishes to present to itself. 
D)  the logo indicates that piece rates are the only wages workers receive. 
A)  the picture is of the CEO's youngest daughter. 
B)  the logo represents the company as being from the old fashioned manufacturing sector. 
C)  the logo represents the image that the company wishes to present to itself. 
D)  the logo indicates that piece rates are the only wages workers receive.

Question 4

One important lesson to keep in mind during benchmarking is:

Accepted Answer

A)  benchmarked firms should be made aware of the said firm's motivation. 
B)  differences in environments of the benchmarked firms should be taken into account. 
C)  differences in environments of the benchmarking firm should be taken into account. 
D)  differences in environments of the benchmarked firms are not important. 
A)  benchmarked firms should be made aware of the said firm's motivation. 
B)  differences in environments of the benchmarked firms should be taken into account. 
C)  differences in environments of the benchmarking firm should be taken into account. 
D)  differences in environments of the benchmarked firms are not important.

Question 5

For benchmarking, the architecture of other firms should be viewed as:

Accepted Answer

A)  competitive. 
B)  complements. 
C)  substitutes. 
D)  empowerment. 
A)  competitive. 
B)  complements. 
C)  substitutes. 
D)  empowerment.

Question 6

If a manager, who does not own the company, is allowed to make decisions for the company, then:

Accepted Answer

A)  the decisions will usually be good ones. 
B)  the decisions will always be bad ones. 
C)  a control system of rewards and evaluation must be set up. 
D)  the manager usually assumes the same attitudes as the owner. 
A)  the decisions will usually be good ones. 
B)  the decisions will always be bad ones. 
C)  a control system of rewards and evaluation must be set up. 
D)  the manager usually assumes the same attitudes as the owner.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT an external (exogenous) determinant of organizational architecture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology 
B)  Markets 
C)  Administrative control systems 
D)  Regulation 
A)  Technology 
B)  Markets 
C)  Administrative control systems 
D)  Regulation

Question 8

The key to understanding changing organizational architecture is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is costless. 
B)  there are only direct costs. 
C)  there are only indirect costs. 
D)  there are direct and indirect costs. 
A)  it is costless. 
B)  there are only direct costs. 
C)  there are only indirect costs. 
D)  there are direct and indirect costs.

Question 9

If a company picks an organizational architecture that is inappropriate for its marketplace, then:

Accepted Answer

A)  product market competition will often punish the firm. 
B)  technology will usually rescue the firm from bankruptcy. 
C)  competition will cause the firm to grow. 
D)  government regulation will cause the company to fail. 
A)  product market competition will often punish the firm. 
B)  technology will usually rescue the firm from bankruptcy. 
C)  competition will cause the firm to grow. 
D)  government regulation will cause the company to fail.

Question 10

One of the following is an important element of corporate culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  dress code and political correctness in the work place. 
B)  enhance social rituals and voices within an organization. 
C)  enhance communication. 
D)  enhance female participation in office parties. 
A)  dress code and political correctness in the work place. 
B)  enhance social rituals and voices within an organization. 
C)  enhance communication. 
D)  enhance female participation in office parties.

Question 11

Slogans, company parties, rituals, role models are all aspects of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Benchmarking 
B)  Expectations 
C)  Empowerment 
D)  Communication 
A)  Benchmarking 
B)  Expectations 
C)  Empowerment 
D)  Communication

Question 12

Independence Burgers serves fast food at its 300 franchised outlets across the South. The chain has recently found that (a) people are upgrading to restaurants when they eat out, (b) government regulation of beef has been tightened, and (c) modern food preparation technology makes central commissaries more cost effective. What should Independence Burgers be thinking about doing with its organizational architecture?

Accepted Answer

They should consider centralizing some d

Question 13

Competitive markets usually promote the efficient use of resources. This is because:

Accepted Answer

A)  resource owners bear the wealth effects of their decisions. 
B)  managers always have the proper incentives to make decisions. 
C)  consumers usually provide the lists of corporate mistakes. 
D)  markets usually make equitable choices first. 
A)  resource owners bear the wealth effects of their decisions. 
B)  managers always have the proper incentives to make decisions. 
C)  consumers usually provide the lists of corporate mistakes. 
D)  markets usually make equitable choices first.

Question 14

Which one of the following occurs rather rarely:

Accepted Answer

A)  firing a few from senior management. 
B)  firing the lower level management. 
C)  firing the middle management. 
D)  firing the CEO. 
A)  firing a few from senior management. 
B)  firing the lower level management. 
C)  firing the middle management. 
D)  firing the CEO.

Question 15

How do we solve the incentive problem and design optimal architecture?

Accepted Answer

In the US economy, the price system solv

Question 16

Role models, company folklore, and rituals are:

Accepted Answer

A)  key components of corporate culture. 
B)  not part of most companies' corporate culture. 
C)  not a consideration in an economic analysis of organizational architecture. 
D)  typical of village economies, but not corporate economies. 
A)  key components of corporate culture. 
B)  not part of most companies' corporate culture. 
C)  not a consideration in an economic analysis of organizational architecture. 
D)  typical of village economies, but not corporate economies.

Question 17

Missy Knowles is in charge of all technical developments at Gumby Polymer Rubber. She makes all the choices concerning product innovations in the company. She finds that she is overworked and that several of her research chemists seem to be spending work hours playing golf. What managerial advice would you provide to Gumby Polymer Rubber? Clearly explain your reasoning.

Accepted Answer

By centralizing decision rights she is o

Question 18

Fred Powell, CEO of TruLite, is in a quandary. He wants to bring out a new lamp based on fuel technology to the market. He just does not understand the technology involved. But he has several engineers that have spent a lot of time investigating the issue. Powell needs to:

Accepted Answer

A)  decentralize decision making to people with specific knowledge. 
B)  hire outside experts to question his engineers about fuel cells. 
C)  just make a decision so he can beat the competition to the market. 
D)  retire and replace himself with an engineer. 
A)  decentralize decision making to people with specific knowledge. 
B)  hire outside experts to question his engineers about fuel cells. 
C)  just make a decision so he can beat the competition to the market. 
D)  retire and replace himself with an engineer.

Question 19

Corporate takeovers have:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased the wealth of the shareholders by billions. 
B)  increased the wealth of the shareholders by millions. 
C)  decreased the wealth of the shareholders by billions. 
D)  decreased the wealth of the shareholders by millions. 
A)  increased the wealth of the shareholders by billions. 
B)  increased the wealth of the shareholders by millions. 
C)  decreased the wealth of the shareholders by billions. 
D)  decreased the wealth of the shareholders by millions.

Inside the corporation there are _______ systems that motivate individuals and teams to make the most efficient decisions over products sales.

Benchmarking is when:

In all corporate communications, Always Round Tire features a factory worker looking at the camera saying "Just keep it rolling!". The reason for this logo is that:

One important lesson to keep in mind during benchmarking is:

For benchmarking, the architecture of other firms should be viewed as:

If a manager, who does not own the company, is allowed to make decisions for the company, then:

Which of the following is NOT an external (exogenous) determinant of organizational architecture?

The key to understanding changing organizational architecture is that:

If a company picks an organizational architecture that is inappropriate for its marketplace, then:

One of the following is an important element of corporate culture:

Slogans, company parties, rituals, role models are all aspects of:

Competitive markets usually promote the efficient use of resources. This is because:

Which one of the following occurs rather rarely:

How do we solve the incentive problem and design optimal architecture?

Role models, company folklore, and rituals are:

Fred Powell, CEO of TruLite, is in a quandary. He wants to bring out a new lamp based on fuel technology to the market. He just does not understand the technology involved. But he has several engineers that have spent a lot of time investigating the issue. Powell needs to:

Corporate takeovers have:

Introduction

Economists View of Behavior

Markets, Organizations, and the Role of Knowledge

Demand

Production and Cost

Market Structure

Pricing With Market Power

Economics of Strategy: Creating and Capturing Value

Economics of Strategy: Game Theory

Incentive Conflicts and Contracts

Decision Rights: The Level of Empowerment

Decision Rights: Bundling Tasks Into Jobs and Subunits

Attracting and Retaining Qualified Employees

Incentive Compensation

Individual Performance Evaluation

Divisional Performance Evaluation

Corporate Governance

Vertical Integration and Outsourcing

Leadership: Motivating Change Within Organizations

Understanding the Business Environment: The Economics of Regulation

Ethics and Organizational Architecture

Organizational Architecture and the Process of Management Innovation

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Exam 11: Organizational Architecture

Inside the corporation there are _______ systems that motivate individuals and teams to make the most efficient decisions over products sales.

Benchmarking is when:

In all corporate communications, Always Round Tire features a factory worker looking at the camera saying "Just keep it rolling!". The reason for this logo is that:

One important lesson to keep in mind during benchmarking is:

For benchmarking, the architecture of other firms should be viewed as:

If a manager, who does not own the company, is allowed to make decisions for the company, then:

Which of the following is NOT an external (exogenous) determinant of organizational architecture?

The key to understanding changing organizational architecture is that:

If a company picks an organizational architecture that is inappropriate for its marketplace, then:

One of the following is an important element of corporate culture:

Slogans, company parties, rituals, role models are all aspects of:

Competitive markets usually promote the efficient use of resources. This is because:

Which one of the following occurs rather rarely:

How do we solve the incentive problem and design optimal architecture?

Role models, company folklore, and rituals are:

Fred Powell, CEO of TruLite, is in a quandary. He wants to bring out a new lamp based on fuel technology to the market. He just does not understand the technology involved. But he has several engineers that have spent a lot of time investigating the issue. Powell needs to:

Corporate takeovers have:

Introduction

Economists View of Behavior

Markets, Organizations, and the Role of Knowledge

Demand

Production and Cost

Market Structure

Pricing With Market Power

Economics of Strategy: Creating and Capturing Value

Economics of Strategy: Game Theory

Incentive Conflicts and Contracts

Decision Rights: The Level of Empowerment

Decision Rights: Bundling Tasks Into Jobs and Subunits

Attracting and Retaining Qualified Employees

Incentive Compensation

Individual Performance Evaluation

Divisional Performance Evaluation

Corporate Governance

Vertical Integration and Outsourcing

Leadership: Motivating Change Within Organizations

Understanding the Business Environment: The Economics of Regulation

Ethics and Organizational Architecture

Organizational Architecture and the Process of Management Innovation

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