Exam 6: Organizations, societies, and Global Relationships

Some of the most important and most obvious barriers to global flows are those constructed by nation-states,but nation-states have been losing control over global flows.

A popular professor exemplifies which type of authority?

Theories of double-paned glass ceilings are based on studies of U.S.organizations and are unlikely to apply globally.

The network organization came into existence during which decade?

McDonaldization of various industries is most important at the local rather than the larger organizational level.

According to Max Weber,bureaucracies are always rational organizations.

Companies who use offshore outsourcing for customer service calls for U.S.customers often ask employees to engage in "national identity management." What does this mean?

Which of these is an example of a highly rational organization?

What is the only type of authority associated with bureaucracy?

During times of financial depression,which type of landscape might be the focus of economists?

Both a university and Walmart exemplify which of these?

Which of these is a problem in bureaucracies where numerous rules often slow progress or increase the amount or complexity of work?

Jonathan is very stern with his employees who follow every command he gives to them.Which of these does Jonathan exemplify?

People who live in a large city,such as Los Angeles,may feel a sense of being disconnected from each other.Which term characterizes this phenomenon?

Which "scape" could be associated with an influx of undocumented immigrants to the U.S.?

Max Weber's ideal type bureaucracy included gender discrimination.

Max Weber believed that the decline of bureaucracy was one of the defining characteristics of Western society.

Most bureaucratic organizations become oligarchical.

The Irish are an example of a ______,as they are a large group of people who are linked through common descent.

Which of these is a characteristic of a network organization?