Question 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
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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
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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
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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
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