Exam 17: Strategy,Technology,and Organizational Design

Many e-businesses adopted a variation of the adhocracy as their design pattern because the thinking was that e-business was fundamentally different from the old bricks and mortar operations.

(True/False)

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Question 21

In order to learn,an organization needs to do all of the following EXCEPT:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 22

In __________ production,a variety of custom products are tailor-made to fit customer specifications.

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Question 23

Family businesses,retail stores and small manufacturing firms exemplify a __________ pattern or organization design.

(Short Answer)

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Question 24

Strategy is both (a)a positioning of the firm in its environment to provide it with the capability to succeed and (b)a pattern in the stream of the firm's decisions.

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Question 25

A firm's organizational design process takes basic structural elements of the firm and molds them to all of the following EXCEPT:

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 26

All organizations and managers can learn through experience -- either by doing or by systematically embarking on structured programs to capture lessons from success and failure.

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Question 27

__________ is the process of acquiring knowledge and using information to adapt successfully to changing circumstances.

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Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism that can be used to retain useful information?

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Question 29

When you are managing a virtual project,you ought to do which of the following?

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Question 30

Firms that are successful at __________ must adjust to the ever-changing competitive world as they develop internal capabilities to match their intentions and shape their competitive landscape.

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Question 31

The owners,suppliers,distributors,government agencies,and competitors with which an organization must interact to grow and survive constitute its __________ environment.

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Question 32

Once information is obtained,managers must establish mechanisms to distribute relevant information to the individuals who need it.

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Question 33

Firms that are successful at __________ must adjust to the ever-changing competitive world as they develop internal capabilities to match their intentions and shape their competitive landscape.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 34

What is organizational design? What factors affect the choice of a particular organizational design? Explain why both small and large firms cannot use the same types of designs. Suggested

(Essay)

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Question 35

The strategy process is an ongoing process.

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Question 36

Larger organizations are often more complex than smaller firms,which in turn calls for more sophisticated organizational design.

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Question 37

In a recent poll of some 750 CEOs,two-thirds of the respondents reported being inundated with change and new competitors.

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Question 38

__________ is both (a)a positioning of the firm in its environment to provide it with the capability to succeed and (b)a pattern in the stream of the firm's decisions.

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Question 39

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

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Question 40

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Many e-businesses adopted a variation of the adhocracy as their design pattern because the thinking was that e-business was fundamentally different from the old bricks and mortar operations.

In order to learn,an organization needs to do all of the following EXCEPT:

In __________ production,a variety of custom products are tailor-made to fit customer specifications.

Family businesses,retail stores and small manufacturing firms exemplify a __________ pattern or organization design.

Strategy is both (a)a positioning of the firm in its environment to provide it with the capability to succeed and (b)a pattern in the stream of the firm's decisions.

A firm's organizational design process takes basic structural elements of the firm and molds them to all of the following EXCEPT:

All organizations and managers can learn through experience -- either by doing or by systematically embarking on structured programs to capture lessons from success and failure.

__________ is the process of acquiring knowledge and using information to adapt successfully to changing circumstances.

Which of the following is NOT a mechanism that can be used to retain useful information?

When you are managing a virtual project,you ought to do which of the following?

Firms that are successful at __________ must adjust to the ever-changing competitive world as they develop internal capabilities to match their intentions and shape their competitive landscape.

The owners,suppliers,distributors,government agencies,and competitors with which an organization must interact to grow and survive constitute its __________ environment.

Once information is obtained,managers must establish mechanisms to distribute relevant information to the individuals who need it.

Firms that are successful at __________ must adjust to the ever-changing competitive world as they develop internal capabilities to match their intentions and shape their competitive landscape.

What is organizational design? What factors affect the choice of a particular organizational design? Explain why both small and large firms cannot use the same types of designs. Suggested

The strategy process is an ongoing process.

Larger organizations are often more complex than smaller firms,which in turn calls for more sophisticated organizational design.

In a recent poll of some 750 CEOs,two-thirds of the respondents reported being inundated with change and new competitors.

__________ is both (a)a positioning of the firm in its environment to provide it with the capability to succeed and (b)a pattern in the stream of the firm's decisions.

Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

Introducing Organizational Behavior

Individual Differences,Values,and Diversity

Emotions,Attitudes,and Job Satisfaction

Perception,Attribution,and Learning

Motivation and Performance

Teams in Organizations

Teamwork and Team Performance

Decision-Making and Creativity

Conflict and Negotiation

Communication and Collaboration

Power and Politics

Leadership Essentials

Leadership Challenges and Organizational Change

Organizational Culture and Innovation

Organizational Goals and Structures

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