Exam 17: Strategy,Technology,and Organizational Design

A research and development laboratory is an example of __________ technology.

__________ refers to the ability to change.

A firm typically has much more choice in the composition of its __________ environment than its __________ environment.

As Amazon.com grew and became more complex,its structure shifted from simple to a(n)__________.

Scanning is the process of acquiring individuals,units,and/or firms to bring in useful knowledge to the organization.

Large organizations cannot just be bigger versions of their smaller counterparts simply due to the fact that as the number of individuals in a firm increases arithmetically,the number of possible interconnections among them increases geometrically.

As organizations age and grow beyond the simple structural design,managerial scripts become __________.

The obvious organizational design response to uncertainty and volatility is to opt for a more __________ form.

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

Choosing precisely whom the company will serve will help define an organization's strategy.

In many organizations,the initial implementation of information technology displaced the most routine,highly specified,and repetitious jobs but it did not alter the fundamental character or design of the organization.

Managers often initiate small,incremental improvements based on existing solutions instead of creating new approaches to identify an underlying problem.

According to the model by Boal and Hooijberg,tensions exist between stakeholders and stockholders and the internal environment and the external environment.

Which of the following is NOT a factor which firms should consider in organizational design?

Which of the following statements inaccurately describe a rich environment?

IT has long been recognized for its potential to add __________ to an organization.

In a __________ keiretsu,a key manufacturer is at the hub of a network of supplier firms or distributor firms.

The simple organization design is a configuration involving one or two ways of specializing individuals and units.

The strategy process should involve individuals at all levels of the firm to ensure that there is a recognizable,consistent pattern - yielding a superior capability over rivals - up and down the firm's hierarchy and across all of its activities.

The __________ environment is the set of cultural,economic,legal-political,and educational conditions found in the areas in which the organization operates.