Question 1

Mechanistic structures operate best:

Accepted Answer

A)  in stable environments. 
B)  where employees dislike hierarchy and status. 
C)  in rapidly changing environments. 
D)  where knowledge management is a competitive advantage to the organization. 
E)  where employees perform tasks with high variety and low analyzability. 
A)  in stable environments. 
B)  where employees dislike hierarchy and status. 
C)  in rapidly changing environments. 
D)  where knowledge management is a competitive advantage to the organization. 
E)  where employees perform tasks with high variety and low analyzability.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Job descriptions 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Centralization 
D)  Sales targets 
E)  Extensive training 
A)  Job descriptions 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Centralization 
D)  Sales targets 
E)  Extensive training

Question 3

What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

Accepted Answer

A network structure is an alliance of se

Question 4

When people divide work among themselves,they need to:

Accepted Answer

A)  centralize. 
B)  decentralize. 
C)  form a team-based organizational structure. 
D)  rely increasingly on a simple structure. 
E)  rely on one or more coordinating mechanisms. 
A)  centralize. 
B)  decentralize. 
C)  form a team-based organizational structure. 
D)  rely increasingly on a simple structure. 
E)  rely on one or more coordinating mechanisms.

Question 5

An organizational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Formal hierarchy 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Standardization of skills 
D)  Standardization of output 
E)  None of these 
A)  Formal hierarchy 
B)  Informal communication 
C)  Standardization of skills 
D)  Standardization of output 
E)  None of these

Question 6

Which of the following are contingencies of organizational design?

Accepted Answer

A)  Technology 
B)  Organizational size 
C)  Organizational environment 
D)  All of these are contingencies of organizational design 
E)  Only organizational size and environment are contingencies of organizational design. 
A)  Technology 
B)  Organizational size 
C)  Organizational environment 
D)  All of these are contingencies of organizational design 
E)  Only organizational size and environment are contingencies of organizational design.

Question 7

Creative Advertising Ltd.wants its 100 employees to work together around specific clients,yet maintain an equal emphasis on alignment with their skill specializations (advertising,graphics,copywriting and public relations).Which of the following organizational structures would work best for Creative Advertising?

Accepted Answer

A)  Matrix structure that overlays a geographic and client structure 
B)  Simple structure 
C)  Network structure 
D)  Client-based divisionalized form 
E)  Matrix structure that overlays project teams with a functional structure 
A)  Matrix structure that overlays a geographic and client structure 
B)  Simple structure 
C)  Network structure 
D)  Client-based divisionalized form 
E)  Matrix structure that overlays project teams with a functional structure

Question 8

An organic structure works better than a mechanistic structure where tasks have high variety and low analyzability.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Most employees at Quokka Systems are organized into project teams.Employees report to the project leader,but they also report to a leader responsible for their functional specialization (such as engineering or marketing).Quokka Systems likely has a:

Accepted Answer

A)  simple structure. 
B)  client-based divisionalized structure. 
C)  matrix structure. 
D)  product-based divisionalized structure. 
E)  functional structure. 
A)  simple structure. 
B)  client-based divisionalized structure. 
C)  matrix structure. 
D)  product-based divisionalized structure. 
E)  functional structure.

Question 10

Integrator roles increase informal communication as a coordinating mechanism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Organizations with fewer layers in the organizational hierarchy are described as having flat structures

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Employees working in some the matrix organizational structures report to two bosses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A team-based organizational structure has:

Accepted Answer

A)  inter-organizational networks configured in a tall hierarchy with high formalization. 
B)  self-directed work teams in a flat hierarchy with little formalization. 
C)  functional departments in a tall hierarchy with little formalization. 
D)  divisional units in a flat hierarchy with high formalization. 
E)  none of these combinations of characteristics. 
A)  inter-organizational networks configured in a tall hierarchy with high formalization. 
B)  self-directed work teams in a flat hierarchy with little formalization. 
C)  functional departments in a tall hierarchy with little formalization. 
D)  divisional units in a flat hierarchy with high formalization. 
E)  none of these combinations of characteristics.

Question 14

A corporation that connects work processes around the world,rather than replicating them within each country or region is classified as a:

Accepted Answer

A)  trans-global. 
B)  trans-national. 
C)  multi-national. 
D)  globally integrated enterprise. 
E)  globally virtual enterprise. 
A)  trans-global. 
B)  trans-national. 
C)  multi-national. 
D)  globally integrated enterprise. 
E)  globally virtual enterprise.

Question 15

What role does organizational strategy play in designing organizations?

Accepted Answer

Organizational strategy basically has tw

Question 16

Team-based organizations rely extensively on:

Accepted Answer

A)  hourly wages and generous employee benefits. 
B)  supervisors as the main source of direction and control. 
C)  a tall hierarchy. 
D)  communities of practice. 
E)  self-directed work teams. 
A)  hourly wages and generous employee benefits. 
B)  supervisors as the main source of direction and control. 
C)  a tall hierarchy. 
D)  communities of practice. 
E)  self-directed work teams.

Question 17

Departmentalization establishes interdependencies and coordination through informal communication within each work unit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

One of the main advantages of network structures is that they ensure the core organization has a high degree of control over production,marketing and other functions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As organizations grow older,they tend to:

Accepted Answer

A)  become more formalized. 
B)  become more centralized. 
C)  move towards a simple form of departmentalization. 
D)  shift from a mechanistic to an organic structure. 
E)  do none of these things. 
A)  become more formalized. 
B)  become more centralized. 
C)  move towards a simple form of departmentalization. 
D)  shift from a mechanistic to an organic structure. 
E)  do none of these things.

Question 20

Informal communication as a coordinating mechanism is ineffective in nonroutine situations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Mechanistic structures operate best:

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating mechanism?

What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

When people divide work among themselves,they need to:

An organizational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Which of the following are contingencies of organizational design?

An organic structure works better than a mechanistic structure where tasks have high variety and low analyzability.

Most employees at Quokka Systems are organized into project teams.Employees report to the project leader,but they also report to a leader responsible for their functional specialization (such as engineering or marketing).Quokka Systems likely has a:

Integrator roles increase informal communication as a coordinating mechanism.

Organizations with fewer layers in the organizational hierarchy are described as having flat structures

Employees working in some the matrix organizational structures report to two bosses.

A team-based organizational structure has:

A corporation that connects work processes around the world,rather than replicating them within each country or region is classified as a:

What role does organizational strategy play in designing organizations?

Team-based organizations rely extensively on:

Departmentalization establishes interdependencies and coordination through informal communication within each work unit.

One of the main advantages of network structures is that they ensure the core organization has a high degree of control over production,marketing and other functions.

As organizations grow older,they tend to:

Informal communication as a coordinating mechanism is ineffective in nonroutine situations.

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Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

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Exam 13: Designing Organizational Structures

Mechanistic structures operate best:

Which of the following is NOT a coordinating mechanism?

What is a network structure? Why do some writers believe that a network structure is an effective design for global competition?

When people divide work among themselves,they need to:

An organizational chart mainly illustrates which type of coordinating mechanism?

Which of the following are contingencies of organizational design?

An organic structure works better than a mechanistic structure where tasks have high variety and low analyzability.

Most employees at Quokka Systems are organized into project teams.Employees report to the project leader,but they also report to a leader responsible for their functional specialization (such as engineering or marketing).Quokka Systems likely has a:

Integrator roles increase informal communication as a coordinating mechanism.

Organizations with fewer layers in the organizational hierarchy are described as having flat structures

Employees working in some the matrix organizational structures report to two bosses.

A team-based organizational structure has:

A corporation that connects work processes around the world,rather than replicating them within each country or region is classified as a:

What role does organizational strategy play in designing organizations?

Team-based organizations rely extensively on:

Departmentalization establishes interdependencies and coordination through informal communication within each work unit.

One of the main advantages of network structures is that they ensure the core organization has a high degree of control over production,marketing and other functions.

As organizations grow older,they tend to:

Informal communication as a coordinating mechanism is ineffective in nonroutine situations.

Introduction to the Field of Organizational Behaviour

Individual Behaviour, Personality, and Values

Perceiving Ourselves and Others in Organizations

Workplace Emotions, Attitudes, and Stress

Foundations of Employee Motivation

Applied Performance Practices

Decision Making and Creativity

Team Dynamics

Communicating in Teams and Organizations

Power and Influence in the Workplace

Understanding and Managing Workplace Conflict

Leadership in Organizational Settings

Organizational Culture

Organizational Change Additional Cases

Filters