Exam 11: Organizational Architecture

In all its 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 it:

Corporate takeovers have:

One of the problems with making all the decisions at the top of a business organization is the costliness of:

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 do about its organizational architecture?

What is corporate culture?

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 (GPR)? Clearly explain your reasoning.

The components of organizational architecture are ______.

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

If a manager cannot use his management team to deliver a product profitability to the marketplace,a solution for the board of directors might be to:

Role models,company folklore,and rituals are:

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

If a corporation compares its compensation and performance-evaluation systems to its competitors,it has engaged in:

Are organizational changes always needed?

Sidney Featherstone of TIP Inc.is the owner and CEO of the company.He has made the company successful through his decision making over the years.This year he decided to retire and move to Costa Rica.He does not intend to change any aspects of decision making,rewards,or performance evaluation in TIP Inc.What is likely to happen to TIP? Why?

The movement of goods and resources within a corporation is done on the basis of:

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

Economic analysis on empowerment has shown that most firms have:

A disadvantage associated with decentralizing the decision-making process in an organization is that:

Economic theory implies that a mature industry without any significant technological change will tend to have firms with similar architectural structures,similar reward structures,and similar performance systems.Would the power of the marketplace be important in this case?

Within corporations,there are _______ systems that motivate individuals and teams to make the most efficient decisions on products sales.