Question 1

Organizational design:

Accepted Answer

A)  can help a company control its environment. 
B)  reduces innovation. 
C)  consists of two componentsstrategic management and organizational behavior. 
D)  does not allow for contingencies. 
A)  can help a company control its environment. 
B)  reduces innovation. 
C)  consists of two componentsstrategic management and organizational behavior. 
D)  does not allow for contingencies.

Question 2

Which of the following approaches is most concerned with the conversion stage of the value creation process?

Accepted Answer

A)  External resource 
B)  Technical 
C)  Internal system 
D)  Strategic group 
A)  External resource 
B)  Technical 
C)  Internal system 
D)  Strategic group

Question 3

Discuss how an organization can help organizations manage their external environment.

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The internal systems approach considers corporate culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Organizational theory is primarily concerned with how an organization can outperform its competitors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Organizational culture:

Accepted Answer

A)  is the formal system of task and authority relationships. 
B)  is shaped primarily by an organization's environment. 
C)  controls behavior within an organization. 
D)  remains the same once it is developed. 
A)  is the formal system of task and authority relationships. 
B)  is shaped primarily by an organization's environment. 
C)  controls behavior within an organization. 
D)  remains the same once it is developed.

Question 7

Transaction costs are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

You are a consultant to Company X. The CEO insists that effectiveness must be evaluated by an increase in stock price to satisfy stockholders. The marketing vice president insists that the main goal is to reduce the time to bring products to the customer. The manufacturing vice president states that costs should be the key focus of the organization. What approach is each manager using to evaluate organizational effectiveness, and what can this organization do to ensure that effectiveness is properly evaluated?

Accepted Answer

Goals will often conflict, but the three

Question 9

Give one example each of the external, internal, and technical approaches to measuring organizational effectiveness.

Accepted Answer

See table

Question 10

Economies of scope are cost savings achieved when an organization manufactures products in large volumes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

________ means developing modern production facilities using new information technologies that can produce and distribute products in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Accepted Answer

A)  Control 
B)  Organizational design 
C)  Innovation 
D)  Efficiency 
A)  Control 
B)  Organizational design 
C)  Innovation 
D)  Efficiency

Question 12

When organizational design is poor, ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  managers usually increase the number of products offered 
B)  an organization will decline 
C)  bureaucratic costs are lower 
D)  managers usually increase R&D expenses 
A)  managers usually increase the number of products offered 
B)  an organization will decline 
C)  bureaucratic costs are lower 
D)  managers usually increase R&D expenses

Question 13

________ is a means of implementing strategy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational missions 
B)  Organizational theory 
C)  Entrepreneurship 
D)  Organizational design 
A)  Organizational missions 
B)  Organizational theory 
C)  Entrepreneurship 
D)  Organizational design

Question 14

List four examples of factors or entities impacting the organization's environment.

Accepted Answer

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Question 15

________ goals provide legitimacy to the organization.

Accepted Answer

A)  Long-term 
B)  Operative 
C)  Profit 
D)  Official 
A)  Long-term 
B)  Operative 
C)  Profit 
D)  Official

Question 16

Coca-Cola takes pride in a long-term commitment to employees; Pepsi is very political and competitive. These are differences in ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  design 
B)  structure 
C)  theory 
D)  culture 
A)  design 
B)  structure 
C)  theory 
D)  culture

Question 17

________ is the formal system of task and authority relationships.

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational structure 
B)  Organizational behavior 
C)  Organizational theory 
D)  Organizational culture 
A)  Organizational structure 
B)  Organizational behavior 
C)  Organizational theory 
D)  Organizational culture

Question 18

Transaction costs are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The environment in which an organization operates is a major source of uncertainty.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The process by which organizations move from their present state to some desired future state is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  organizational change 
B)  transaction analysis 
C)  restructuring 
D)  scanning the environment 
A)  organizational change 
B)  transaction analysis 
C)  restructuring 
D)  scanning the environment

Organizational design:

Which of the following approaches is most concerned with the conversion stage of the value creation process?

Discuss how an organization can help organizations manage their external environment.

The internal systems approach considers corporate culture.

Organizational theory is primarily concerned with how an organization can outperform its competitors.

Organizational culture:

Transaction costs are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

Give one example each of the external, internal, and technical approaches to measuring organizational effectiveness.

Economies of scope are cost savings achieved when an organization manufactures products in large volumes.

________ means developing modern production facilities using new information technologies that can produce and distribute products in a timely and cost-effective manner.

When organizational design is poor, ________.

________ is a means of implementing strategy.

List four examples of factors or entities impacting the organization's environment.

________ goals provide legitimacy to the organization.

Coca-Cola takes pride in a long-term commitment to employees; Pepsi is very political and competitive. These are differences in ________.

________ is the formal system of task and authority relationships.

Transaction costs are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

The environment in which an organization operates is a major source of uncertainty.

The process by which organizations move from their present state to some desired future state is called ________.

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Managing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture Environment

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Managing Innovation and Change

Organizational Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making and Organizational Learning

Managing Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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Exam 1: Organizations and Organizational Effectiveness

Organizational design:

Which of the following approaches is most concerned with the conversion stage of the value creation process?

Discuss how an organization can help organizations manage their external environment.

The internal systems approach considers corporate culture.

Organizational theory is primarily concerned with how an organization can outperform its competitors.

Organizational culture:

Transaction costs are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

Give one example each of the external, internal, and technical approaches to measuring organizational effectiveness.

Economies of scope are cost savings achieved when an organization manufactures products in large volumes.

________ means developing modern production facilities using new information technologies that can produce and distribute products in a timely and cost-effective manner.

When organizational design is poor, ________.

________ is a means of implementing strategy.

List four examples of factors or entities impacting the organization's environment.

________ goals provide legitimacy to the organization.

Coca-Cola takes pride in a long-term commitment to employees; Pepsi is very political and competitive. These are differences in ________.

________ is the formal system of task and authority relationships.

Transaction costs are the costs associated with negotiating, monitoring, and governing exchanges between people.

The environment in which an organization operates is a major source of uncertainty.

The process by which organizations move from their present state to some desired future state is called ________.

Stakeholders, Managers, and Ethics

Managing in a Changing Global Environment

Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Designing Organizational Structure: Authority and Control

Designing Organizational Structure: Specialization and Coordination

Creating and Managing Organizational Culture Environment

Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

Organizational Design, Competences, and Technology

Managing Innovation and Change

Organizational Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

Decision Making and Organizational Learning

Managing Innovation, Intrapreneurship, and Creativity

Managing Conflict, Power, and Politics

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