Week 8 Assignment
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w8_self-check_quiz.docxQuestion 1
The formal structures of organizations may be shown in a (n) ____.
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Environmental diagram |
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Organization chart |
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Horizontal diagram |
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Matrix depiction
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Labor assignment chart |
Question 2
A major distinction between line and staff units concerns:
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The amount of resources each is allowed to utilize
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Linkage of their jobs to the goals of the firm |
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The amount of education or training they possess |
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Their use of computer information systems |
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Their linkage to the outside world |
Question 3
Control involves all but ____.
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Measuring results |
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Measuring results |
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Taking corrective action |
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Comparing results with goals |
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Selecting manpower |
Question 4
Grouping individuals and resources in the organization around products, services, clients, territories, or legal entities is an example of ___________ specialization.
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Divisional |
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Functional |
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Matrix |
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Mixed form |
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Outsourced |
Question 5
Grouping resources into departments by skill, knowledge, and action is the______ pattern.
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Functional |
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Divisional |
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Vertical |
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Means end chains |
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Matrix |
Question 6
A matrix structure ______.
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Reinforces unity of command
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Is inexpensive |
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Is easy to explain to employees |
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Gives some employees two bosses |
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Yields a minimum of organizational politics |
Question 7
Compared to the machine bureaucracy (mechanistic type), the professional bureaucracy (organic type) _________________________ .
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Is more efficient for routine operations |
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Has more vertical specialization and control |
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Is larger |
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Has more horizontal specialization and coordination mechanism |
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Is smaller |
Question 8
Environmental complexity ____.
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Refers to the set of alliances formed by senior management
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Refers to the overall level of problems and opportunities stemming from munificence, interdependence, and volatility
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Is restricted to the general environment of organizations |
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Is restricted to other organizations with which an organization must interact in order to obtain inputs and dispose of outputs |
Question 9
____is grouping individuals by skill, knowledge, and action yields.
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Divisional departmentation |
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Functional departmentation |
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Hybrid structuration |
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Matrix departmentation |
Question 10
The division of labor through the formation of work units or groups within an organization is called _____.
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Control |
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Horizontal specialization |
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Vertical specialization |
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Coordination |
Question 11
____is the set of mechanisms used in an organization to link the actions of its subunits into a consistent pattern.
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Departmentation |
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Coordination |
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Control |
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Formal authority |
Question 12
The design of the organization needs to be adjusted to all but ______.
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The environment of the firm |
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The strategy of the firm |
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The size of the firm |
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The operations and information technology of the firm |
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The personnel to be hired by the firm |
Question 13
Regarding the organizational design for a small firm compared to a large firm:
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They are almost the same
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They are fundamentally different |
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A large firm is just a larger version of a small one |
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The small firm has more opportunity to use information technology |
Question 14
Adhocracies tend to favor ______.
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Vertical specialization and control |
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Horizontal specialization and coordination |
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Extensive centralization |
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A rigid strategy |
Question 15
Which of the following is an accurate statement about an adhocracy?
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The design facilitates information exchange and learning |
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There are many rules and policies |
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Use of IT is always minimal |
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IT handles routine problems efficiently |
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IT is quite common in older industries |
