Exam 4: Basic Challenges of Organizational Design

Differentiation and integration are both expensive in terms of the number of managers employed and the amount of managerial time spent on coordinating organizational activities.

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Question 41

Which of the following is an integrating mechanism where an existing manager meets face to face to coordinate activities?

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Question 42

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of centralization.

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Question 43

________ is the process by which an organization allocates people and resources to organizational tasks and establishes the task and authority relationships that allow the organization to achieve its goals.

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Question 44

A salesperson for a computer accessories manufacturer reports to the sales manager of the computer screen division. Identify the integrating technique used in this case.

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Question 45

Which of the following is the simplest integrating technique?

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Question 46

A mechanistic structure is characterized by ________.

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Question 47

Subunit orientation is the tendency to view one's role in the organization strictly from the perspective of the time frame, goals, and interpersonal orientations of one's subunit.

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Question 48

Support functions manage and improve the efficiency of an organization's conversion processes so that more value is created.

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Question 49

Which of the following is the major integrating mechanism used in mechanistic structures?

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Question 50

Which of the following is a characteristic of organic structures?

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Question 51

Organic structures ________.

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Question 52

Briefly describe the various integrating mechanisms used in organizations.

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Question 53

Which of the following functions facilitate an organization's control of its relations with its environment and stakeholders?

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Question 54

Comment on balancing differentiation and integration within an organization.

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Question 55

An organization should adopt decentralization if it ________.

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Question 56

Quality control is a part of ________ function.

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Question 57

You are the CEO of a small firm that manufactures office furniture. The decision-making authority in your firm rests almost entirely with you and your closest associates. You introduce a set of rules and procedures designed to induce predictable and accountable behaviors among employees. Your firm has a(n) ________ structure.

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Question 58

Explain differentiation.

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Question 59

An integrating role is a full-time managerial position established specifically to improve communication between divisions.

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Differentiation and integration are both expensive in terms of the number of managers employed and the amount of managerial time spent on coordinating organizational activities.

Which of the following is an integrating mechanism where an existing manager meets face to face to coordinate activities?

Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of centralization.

________ is the process by which an organization allocates people and resources to organizational tasks and establishes the task and authority relationships that allow the organization to achieve its goals.

A salesperson for a computer accessories manufacturer reports to the sales manager of the computer screen division. Identify the integrating technique used in this case.

Which of the following is the simplest integrating technique?

A mechanistic structure is characterized by ________.

Subunit orientation is the tendency to view one's role in the organization strictly from the perspective of the time frame, goals, and interpersonal orientations of one's subunit.

Support functions manage and improve the efficiency of an organization's conversion processes so that more value is created.

Which of the following is the major integrating mechanism used in mechanistic structures?

Which of the following is a characteristic of organic structures?

Organic structures ________.

Briefly describe the various integrating mechanisms used in organizations.

Which of the following functions facilitate an organization's control of its relations with its environment and stakeholders?

Comment on balancing differentiation and integration within an organization.

An organization should adopt decentralization if it ________.

Quality control is a part of ________ function.

Explain differentiation.

An integrating role is a full-time managerial position established specifically to improve communication between divisions.

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Organizational Design and Strategy in a Changing Global Environment

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Types and Forms of Organizational Change

Organizational Transformations: Birth, Growth, Decline, and Death

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