Question 1

The virtual organization is a company outside a company created to specifically respond to an exceptional market opportunity that is often:

Accepted Answer

A)  unstructured. 
B)  random. 
C)  temporary. 
D)  clustered.

Question 2

Greenfield redesign means breaking completely from the classical structure and establishing a totally different design.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Differentiate between hollow and modular organizational design.

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Question 4

Which of the following is the final step in the socialization process?

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A)  Job Mastery 
B)  Adherence to Important Values 
C)  Reinforcing the Stories and Folklore 
D)  Recognition and Promotion

Question 5

In the socialization process,"measuring and rewarding performance" is followed by which step?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adherence to important values 
B)  Job mastery 
C)  Reinforcing the stories and folklore 
D)  Selection of entry-level personnel

Question 6

When parts of the product or service are outsourced,it's called the "Hollow Organization" design.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Two critical dimensions of creativity,which promote and help unleash creativity,are _____ and a willingness to take risks.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal integrity 
B)  personal flexibility 
C)  confidence 
D)  self-discipline

Question 8

The guidelines on how much work to do,is a part of which of the following characteristics of an organizational culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  Norms 
B)  Rules 
C)  Philosophy 
D)  Organizational climate

Question 9

Explain the major development in organizational theory after the auspicious historical beginning from Barnard.

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Question 10

List the important characteristics of organizational culture.

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Question 11

_____ learning is associated with routine and behavioral learning.

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A)  Second-order 
B)  Dentero 
C)  Double-loop 
D)  Single-loop

Question 12

Horizontal,hollow and modular organization designs are sometimes subsumed under the single term "Network Designs."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Define subculture.How are they formed? What are its consequences?

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Question 14

Creative tension stems from the gap between the organizations' continually upwardly upgraded vision and the reality and suggests the learning organization's continually questioning and challenging the status quo.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The industry in which the partners come from and the one in which they now reside are factors that fall under which one of these categories?

Accepted Answer

A)  Politics 
B)  Finances 
C)  Structure 
D)  Emotions

Question 16

List Pascal's steps of organizational culture socialization in their order of occurrence.

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Question 17

Double-loop learning:

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A)  involves changing the organization's culture. 
B)  is associated with routine and behavioral learning. 
C)  involves improving the organization's capacity to achieve known objectives. 
D)  is learning without significant change in the organization's basic assumptions.

Question 18

List and explain the guiding principles that define horizontal organization design developed by Frank Ostroff and Douglas Smith.

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Question 19

In a horizontal organization,employees are rewarded for _____ skill development rather than specialized expertise.

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A)  communicative 
B)  interpersonal 
C)  multiple 
D)  organized

Question 20

Which of the following challenges the contingency approach which suggests that organizations change through internal transformation and adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Behavioral approach theory 
B)  Situational approach theory 
C)  Organizational ecology theory 
D)  Trait approach theory

Exam 3: Organizational Context: Design and Culture

The virtual organization is a company outside a company created to specifically respond to an exceptional market opportunity that is often:

Greenfield redesign means breaking completely from the classical structure and establishing a totally different design.

Differentiate between hollow and modular organizational design.

Which of the following is the final step in the socialization process?

In the socialization process,"measuring and rewarding performance" is followed by which step?

When parts of the product or service are outsourced,it's called the "Hollow Organization" design.

Two critical dimensions of creativity,which promote and help unleash creativity,are _____ and a willingness to take risks.

The guidelines on how much work to do,is a part of which of the following characteristics of an organizational culture?

Explain the major development in organizational theory after the auspicious historical beginning from Barnard.

List the important characteristics of organizational culture.

_____ learning is associated with routine and behavioral learning.

Horizontal,hollow and modular organization designs are sometimes subsumed under the single term "Network Designs."

Define subculture.How are they formed? What are its consequences?

Creative tension stems from the gap between the organizations' continually upwardly upgraded vision and the reality and suggests the learning organization's continually questioning and challenging the status quo.

The industry in which the partners come from and the one in which they now reside are factors that fall under which one of these categories?

List Pascal's steps of organizational culture socialization in their order of occurrence.

Double-loop learning:

List and explain the guiding principles that define horizontal organization design developed by Frank Ostroff and Douglas Smith.

In a horizontal organization,employees are rewarded for _____ skill development rather than specialized expertise.

Which of the following challenges the contingency approach which suggests that organizations change through internal transformation and adaptation?