Question 1

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all.
-People move from project to project based on their skills and demands of projects

Accepted Answer

A) The virtual organization 
B) The learning organization 
C) The team organization 
A) The virtual organization 
B) The learning organization 
C) The team organization

Question 2

Special Exercises
​Girl Scouts USA builds girls of courage,confidence,and character.It is headquartered in New York City,where a staff of 400 directs the organization.There are 236,000 troops with 4 to 30 or more girls per troop.There are 2,303,388 youth and 878,904 adults registered in Girl Scouts.A troop has two adult volunteer troop leaders.The leaders attend monthly meetings where rules and regulations are clarified and upcoming opportunities are discussed.Troop activities are at the discretion of the leaders as long as they follow safety rules and file paperwork with supervisor's signatures more than six weeks in advance.​
Lava.com is an Internet company that helps other organizations put into action concepts that they hope will let them dominate the market in their industry.In its promotion,Lava.com states,"We ignore the rules,and we let no obstacle stand in your company's way⎯no matter how bold or impossible your idea may seem." The company is composed of eighteen bright young Internet experts.They have one large room,work on one project,and then float to another project.If you were to walk into the office,it would be next to impossible to tell the company's owners from its lowest-ranking employee.Lava.com believes that any one of its employees is capable of coming up with the perfect solution to its customers' problems;therefore,all ideas and opinions are considered before a final one is selected.The company employees have been known to work eighteen-hour days for weeks until a problem was solved.They have also quit work early on days that could be better enjoyed on the golf course.​
Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all.
-System 4 design

Accepted Answer

A) Girl Scouts USA only 
B) Lav 
C) Both organizations 
D) Neither organization 
E) com only 
A) Girl Scouts USA only 
B) Lav 
C) Both organizations 
D) Neither organization 
E) com only

Question 3

Special Exercises
​Girl Scouts USA builds girls of courage,confidence,and character.It is headquartered in New York City,where a staff of 400 directs the organization.There are 236,000 troops with 4 to 30 or more girls per troop.There are 2,303,388 youth and 878,904 adults registered in Girl Scouts.A troop has two adult volunteer troop leaders.The leaders attend monthly meetings where rules and regulations are clarified and upcoming opportunities are discussed.Troop activities are at the discretion of the leaders as long as they follow safety rules and file paperwork with supervisor's signatures more than six weeks in advance.​
Lava.com is an Internet company that helps other organizations put into action concepts that they hope will let them dominate the market in their industry.In its promotion,Lava.com states,"We ignore the rules,and we let no obstacle stand in your company's way⎯no matter how bold or impossible your idea may seem." The company is composed of eighteen bright young Internet experts.They have one large room,work on one project,and then float to another project.If you were to walk into the office,it would be next to impossible to tell the company's owners from its lowest-ranking employee.Lava.com believes that any one of its employees is capable of coming up with the perfect solution to its customers' problems;therefore,all ideas and opinions are considered before a final one is selected.The company employees have been known to work eighteen-hour days for weeks until a problem was solved.They have also quit work early on days that could be better enjoyed on the golf course.​
Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all.
-Distinct divisions of labor

Accepted Answer

A) Girl Scouts USA only 
B) Lav 
C) Both organizations 
D) Neither organization 
E) com only 
A) Girl Scouts USA only 
B) Lav 
C) Both organizations 
D) Neither organization 
E) com only

Question 4

Viacom owns Nickelodeon,TV Land,VH1,and Nick at Nite.Managers of these cable networks are given a fairly high degree of autonomy,yet they coordinate activities as needed.Purchasing is highly centralized,but many other functions are quite decentralized.Viacom uses a ____ organization design.

Accepted Answer

A)  conglomerate (H-form) 
B)  divisional (M-form) 
C)  functional (U-form) 
D)  matrix 
E)  hybrid 
A)  conglomerate (H-form) 
B)  divisional (M-form) 
C)  functional (U-form) 
D)  matrix 
E)  hybrid

Question 5

Which of the following BEST describes the situational view of organization design?

Accepted Answer

A)  The appropriate organization design should be based on the behaviorist perspective. 
B)  The appropriate organization design uses the bureaucratic model. 
C)  The appropriate organization design depends on the circumstances. 
D)  The appropriate organization design is similar to System 4. 
E)  The appropriate organization design uses the hybrid approach. 
A)  The appropriate organization design should be based on the behaviorist perspective. 
B)  The appropriate organization design uses the bureaucratic model. 
C)  The appropriate organization design depends on the circumstances. 
D)  The appropriate organization design is similar to System 4. 
E)  The appropriate organization design uses the hybrid approach.

Question 6

____ are internal organizational factors that can influence the organization design selection.

Accepted Answer

A)  Organization size and the organizational environment 
B)  Slack resources and technology employed 
C)  Technology employed and the organizational environment 
D)  Organization size and the technology employed 
E)  Slack resources and size 
A)  Organization size and the organizational environment 
B)  Slack resources and technology employed 
C)  Technology employed and the organizational environment 
D)  Organization size and the technology employed 
E)  Slack resources and size

Question 7

M-form stands for ____________________ design.

Accepted Answer

multidivis

Question 8

Woodward considered continuous-process technology simple compared to large-batch technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

As described by Burns and Stalker,mechanistic organizations are most like

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucracies. 
B)  organizational networks. 
C)  System 4 organizations. 
D)  matrix organizations. 
E)  hybrid organizations. 
A)  bureaucracies. 
B)  organizational networks. 
C)  System 4 organizations. 
D)  matrix organizations. 
E)  hybrid organizations.

Question 10

Briefly describe the matrix form of organization design.List its advantages and disadvantages.This structural form is most likely to be used under what conditions?

Accepted Answer

The matrix form of organization design i

Question 11

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all.
-Vending machines made by Crane

Accepted Answer

A) Unit technology 
B) Large-batch technology 
C) Continuous-process technology 
A) Unit technology 
B) Large-batch technology 
C) Continuous-process technology

Question 12

Speedo operates in a fairly stable environment,Burns and Stalker would agree that the ____ design would be best for Speedo.

Accepted Answer

A)  mechanistic 
B)  organic 
C)  matrix 
D)  System 3 
E)  hybrid 
A)  mechanistic 
B)  organic 
C)  matrix 
D)  System 3 
E)  hybrid

Question 13

Which of the following exemplifies the definition of technology in the text?

Accepted Answer

A)  Converting iron ore into steel 
B)  Creating a work of art from paint and canvas 
C)  Creating a website for a business start up 
D)  Transforming lumber into fine furniture 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Converting iron ore into steel 
B)  Creating a work of art from paint and canvas 
C)  Creating a website for a business start up 
D)  Transforming lumber into fine furniture 
E)  All of these choices

Question 14

To be successful,Glamour magazine must respond to the latest fads and inform their readers of upcoming trends in fashion.This need for flexibility indicates that a(n)____ design is appropriate.

Accepted Answer

A)  organic 
B)  System 1 
C)  hybrid 
D)  matrix 
E)  mechanistic 
A)  organic 
B)  System 1 
C)  hybrid 
D)  matrix 
E)  mechanistic

Question 15

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a shortcoming of bureaucratic organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)  With bureaucratic organizations,social processes are ignored. 
B)  Organizational efficiency is reduced in a bureaucratic organization. 
C)  There is extensive use of division of labor in a bureaucratic organization. 
D)  With bureaucratic organizations,assumptions about employee loyalty are unrealistic. 
E)  Bureaucratic organizations tend to be rigid and inflexible. 
A)  With bureaucratic organizations,social processes are ignored. 
B)  Organizational efficiency is reduced in a bureaucratic organization. 
C)  There is extensive use of division of labor in a bureaucratic organization. 
D)  With bureaucratic organizations,assumptions about employee loyalty are unrealistic. 
E)  Bureaucratic organizations tend to be rigid and inflexible.

Question 16

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all.
-Organization composed of a set of unrelated businesses

Accepted Answer

A) Conglomerate 
B) Divisional 
C) Functional 
D) Hybrid 
E) Matrix 
A) Conglomerate 
B) Divisional 
C) Functional 
D) Hybrid 
E) Matrix

Question 17

Charmed by Claire is a gift shop.Each employee specializes in one product line,like Vera Bradley,Pandora,or Brighton.Clair,the CEO,oversees coordination of the entire operation.Which form of organization design is appropriate for Charmed by Claire?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conglomerate (H-form) 
B)  Divisional (M-form) 
C)  Functional (U-form) 
D)  Hybrid 
E)  Matrix 
A)  Conglomerate (H-form) 
B)  Divisional (M-form) 
C)  Functional (U-form) 
D)  Hybrid 
E)  Matrix

Question 18

One of the primary strengths of a bureaucratic form of organization structure is how it prevents favoritism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Woodward studied 100 manufacturing companies.If she had studied 100 service companies,what do you think the connection between technology and organizational design would be?

Accepted Answer

If Woodward had studied 100 service comp

Question 20

Which of the following statements about the organizational life cycle is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Life cycle tends to be related to size. 
B)  The final stage for an organization may be one of decline or stability. 
C)  The organization design needed for various stages of an organization's life cycle will be different. 
D)  Life cycle is a situational element that has been found to affect the appropriate organization design. 
E)  All of these choices 
A)  Life cycle tends to be related to size. 
B)  The final stage for an organization may be one of decline or stability. 
C)  The organization design needed for various stages of an organization's life cycle will be different. 
D)  Life cycle is a situational element that has been found to affect the appropriate organization design. 
E)  All of these choices

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -People move from project to project based on their skills and demands of projects

Viacom owns Nickelodeon,TV Land,VH1,and Nick at Nite.Managers of these cable networks are given a fairly high degree of autonomy,yet they coordinate activities as needed.Purchasing is highly centralized,but many other functions are quite decentralized.Viacom uses a ____ organization design.

Which of the following BEST describes the situational view of organization design?

____ are internal organizational factors that can influence the organization design selection.

M-form stands for ____________________ design.

Woodward considered continuous-process technology simple compared to large-batch technology.

As described by Burns and Stalker,mechanistic organizations are most like

Briefly describe the matrix form of organization design.List its advantages and disadvantages.This structural form is most likely to be used under what conditions?

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Vending machines made by Crane

Speedo operates in a fairly stable environment,Burns and Stalker would agree that the ____ design would be best for Speedo.

Which of the following exemplifies the definition of technology in the text?

To be successful,Glamour magazine must respond to the latest fads and inform their readers of upcoming trends in fashion.This need for flexibility indicates that a(n)____ design is appropriate.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a shortcoming of bureaucratic organizations?

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Organization composed of a set of unrelated businesses

Charmed by Claire is a gift shop.Each employee specializes in one product line,like Vera Bradley,Pandora,or Brighton.Clair,the CEO,oversees coordination of the entire operation.Which form of organization design is appropriate for Charmed by Claire?

One of the primary strengths of a bureaucratic form of organization structure is how it prevents favoritism.

Woodward studied 100 manufacturing companies.If she had studied 100 service companies,what do you think the connection between technology and organizational design would be?

Which of the following statements about the organizational life cycle is TRUE?

Managing and the Managers Job

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunities and Challenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Basic Elements of Organizing

Managing Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Processes

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Basic Elements of Control

Managing Operations, quality, and Productivity

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Exam 11: Managing Organization Design

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -People move from project to project based on their skills and demands of projects

Viacom owns Nickelodeon,TV Land,VH1,and Nick at Nite.Managers of these cable networks are given a fairly high degree of autonomy,yet they coordinate activities as needed.Purchasing is highly centralized,but many other functions are quite decentralized.Viacom uses a ____ organization design.

Which of the following BEST describes the situational view of organization design?

____ are internal organizational factors that can influence the organization design selection.

M-form stands for ____________________ design.

Woodward considered continuous-process technology simple compared to large-batch technology.

As described by Burns and Stalker,mechanistic organizations are most like

Briefly describe the matrix form of organization design.List its advantages and disadvantages.This structural form is most likely to be used under what conditions?

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Vending machines made by Crane

Speedo operates in a fairly stable environment,Burns and Stalker would agree that the ____ design would be best for Speedo.

Which of the following exemplifies the definition of technology in the text?

To be successful,Glamour magazine must respond to the latest fads and inform their readers of upcoming trends in fashion.This need for flexibility indicates that a(n)____ design is appropriate.

Which of the following statements does NOT describe a shortcoming of bureaucratic organizations?

Match the following.You may use a response once,more than once,or not at all. -Organization composed of a set of unrelated businesses

Charmed by Claire is a gift shop.Each employee specializes in one product line,like Vera Bradley,Pandora,or Brighton.Clair,the CEO,oversees coordination of the entire operation.Which form of organization design is appropriate for Charmed by Claire?

One of the primary strengths of a bureaucratic form of organization structure is how it prevents favoritism.

Woodward studied 100 manufacturing companies.If she had studied 100 service companies,what do you think the connection between technology and organizational design would be?

Which of the following statements about the organizational life cycle is TRUE?

Managing and the Managers Job

Traditional and Contemporary Opportunities and Challenges

Understanding the Organizations Environment

Responding to the Ethical and Social Environment

Navigating the Global Environment

Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making

Managing Strategy and Strategic Planning

Managing Decision Making and Problem Solving

Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

Basic Elements of Organizing

Managing Change and Innovation

Managing Human Resources

Basic Elements of Individual and Interpersonal Behavior

Managing Employee Motivation and Performance

Managing Leadership and Influence Processes

Managing Interpersonal Relations and Communication

Managing Work Groups and Teams

Basic Elements of Control

Managing Operations, quality, and Productivity

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