Question 1

If you were to say that an organization is like a well-oiled machine,which of the following terms would characterize the comparison?

Accepted Answer

A) simile 
B) rhetoric 
C) metaphor 
D) sensemaking 
A) simile 
B) rhetoric 
C) metaphor 
D) sensemaking

Question 2

Organizations can be defined as ______ designed for a specific purpose

Accepted Answer

A) hands 
B) tools 
C) brains 
D) bodies 
A) hands 
B) tools 
C) brains 
D) bodies

Question 3

Why is sensemaking a bit like driving?

Accepted Answer

A) It involves a vehicle. 
B) You have to stop and go a lot. 
C) It involves steering,and interpreting the actions of others. 
D) all of these 
A) It involves a vehicle. 
B) You have to stop and go a lot. 
C) It involves steering,and interpreting the actions of others. 
D) all of these

Question 4

What are the essentials of sensemaking?

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory answer would pr

Question 5

What is rationality and why is it so influential as a concept?

Accepted Answer

A satisfactory answer would define ratio

Question 6

'Managing is an exercise that strives to create rationality in order to make common sense in organizations.' Discuss and critically evaluate what you think are the key tensions and issues that such a view of management illuminates.

Accepted Answer

A model answer would include:
Definition

Question 7

Managing individuals in organizations is a task made difficult by the fact that everyone is ______?

Accepted Answer

A) similar 
B) an employee 
C) different 
D) difficult 
A) similar 
B) an employee 
C) different 
D) difficult

Question 8

McDonalds can be seen as similar to some universities because ______?

Accepted Answer

A) young people eat there 
B) they are well-lit with clean toilets 
C) both have lots of queues 
D) both have lots of rules and prescribed offerings 
A) young people eat there 
B) they are well-lit with clean toilets 
C) both have lots of queues 
D) both have lots of rules and prescribed offerings

Question 9

Which of the following organizations tracks your whole life course?

Accepted Answer

A) school 
B) the Electoral Office 
C) university 
D) Registry of Births,Marriages and Deaths 
A) school 
B) the Electoral Office 
C) university 
D) Registry of Births,Marriages and Deaths

Question 10

Why is plausibility an important part of sensemaking??

Accepted Answer

A) Managers have to persuade people that what is false is true and that what is false is true. 
B) Managers have to create meaning that is sufficient to carry on with current projects. 
C) Managers are normally deceitful as part of their job. 
D) all of these 
A) Managers have to persuade people that what is false is true and that what is false is true. 
B) Managers have to create meaning that is sufficient to carry on with current projects. 
C) Managers are normally deceitful as part of their job. 
D) all of these

Question 11

What does framing mean as identified in your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) focusing us on specific relevancies to sort what is relevant 
B) putting pictures of an organization's members on the walls 
C) blaming someone up for something they didn't do 
D) learning the right theories from the textbook and applying them in practice 
A) focusing us on specific relevancies to sort what is relevant 
B) putting pictures of an organization's members on the walls 
C) blaming someone up for something they didn't do 
D) learning the right theories from the textbook and applying them in practice

Question 12

Which of the following are characteristics of organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) purposes,objectives,and goals 
B) structure,culture,communication processes,and human resource practices 
C) systematic ordering in a hierarchy of actions 
D) all of these 
A) purposes,objectives,and goals 
B) structure,culture,communication processes,and human resource practices 
C) systematic ordering in a hierarchy of actions 
D) all of these

Question 13

Rationality is present when ______?

Accepted Answer

A) things work out as intended by managerial plans 
B) management's ideas are perfectly implemented 
C) people do only what the rules say 
D) things are done according to some way of making sense which might not be that of management 
A) things work out as intended by managerial plans 
B) management's ideas are perfectly implemented 
C) people do only what the rules say 
D) things are done according to some way of making sense which might not be that of management

Question 14

Which one of the following would be typical characteristics of organizational hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) decentralization,differentiation and deceit 
B) communication,coordination and control 
C) energy,efficiency and effervescence 
D) all of these 
A) decentralization,differentiation and deceit 
B) communication,coordination and control 
C) energy,efficiency and effervescence 
D) all of these

Question 15

______ usually means that organizations are assumed to have clear boundaries,a large degree of autonomy,and distinctive characteristics that differentiate them from other organizations?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational authority 
B) Organizational fragmentation 
C) Organizational dysfunction 
D) Organizational identity 
A) Organizational authority 
B) Organizational fragmentation 
C) Organizational dysfunction 
D) Organizational identity

Question 16

Everyday business words like 'headquarters','heads of department' reflect the image of organizations as ______.

Accepted Answer

A) hierarchies 
B) superior 
C) designed 
D) barber shops 
A) hierarchies 
B) superior 
C) designed 
D) barber shops

Question 17

What does it mean to say that something exerts agency,according to the introduction to your textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) things go according to plan 
B) it makes a difference 
C) being managed 
D) all of these 
A) things go according to plan 
B) it makes a difference 
C) being managed 
D) all of these

Question 18

What are the contemporary factors shaping the sensemaking of managing in contemporary organizations?

Accepted Answer

A model answer would address how the fol

Question 19

What does managing mean?

Accepted Answer

A) coping,getting by,just about staying afloat 
B) an active,relational practice which involves doing things to contribute to the achievement of the organization's formal goals 
C) applying formal management models in action 
D) none of these 
A) coping,getting by,just about staying afloat 
B) an active,relational practice which involves doing things to contribute to the achievement of the organization's formal goals 
C) applying formal management models in action 
D) none of these

Question 20

In organization studies,to refer to organizations as organs,machines,and the like is to use ______.

Accepted Answer

A) a metaphor 
B) a sensemaker 
C) a tautology 
D) none of these 
A) a metaphor 
B) a sensemaker 
C) a tautology 
D) none of these

If you were to say that an organization is like a well-oiled machine,which of the following terms would characterize the comparison?

Organizations can be defined as ______ designed for a specific purpose

Why is sensemaking a bit like driving?

What are the essentials of sensemaking?

What is rationality and why is it so influential as a concept?

'Managing is an exercise that strives to create rationality in order to make common sense in organizations.' Discuss and critically evaluate what you think are the key tensions and issues that such a view of management illuminates.

Managing individuals in organizations is a task made difficult by the fact that everyone is ______?

McDonalds can be seen as similar to some universities because ______?

Which of the following organizations tracks your whole life course?

Why is plausibility an important part of sensemaking??

What does framing mean as identified in your textbook?

Which of the following are characteristics of organizations?

Rationality is present when ______?

Which one of the following would be typical characteristics of organizational hierarchy?

______ usually means that organizations are assumed to have clear boundaries,a large degree of autonomy,and distinctive characteristics that differentiate them from other organizations?

Everyday business words like 'headquarters','heads of department' reflect the image of organizations as ______.

What does it mean to say that something exerts agency,according to the introduction to your textbook?

What are the contemporary factors shaping the sensemaking of managing in contemporary organizations?

What does managing mean?

In organization studies,to refer to organizations as organs,machines,and the like is to use ______.

Managing Individuals

Managing Teams and Groups

Managing Leading, coaching, and Motivating

Managing Human Resources

Managing Cultures

Managing Conflict

Managing Power, politics and Decision-Making in Organizations

Managing Communication

Managing Knowledge and Learning

Managing Innovation and Change

Managing Social Responsibility Ethically

Managing Principles

Managing Organizational Design

Managing Globalization

Filters

Exam 1: Managing and Organizations

If you were to say that an organization is like a well-oiled machine,which of the following terms would characterize the comparison?

Organizations can be defined as ______ designed for a specific purpose

Why is sensemaking a bit like driving?

What are the essentials of sensemaking?

What is rationality and why is it so influential as a concept?

'Managing is an exercise that strives to create rationality in order to make common sense in organizations.' Discuss and critically evaluate what you think are the key tensions and issues that such a view of management illuminates.

Managing individuals in organizations is a task made difficult by the fact that everyone is ______?

McDonalds can be seen as similar to some universities because ______?

Which of the following organizations tracks your whole life course?

Why is plausibility an important part of sensemaking??

What does framing mean as identified in your textbook?

Which of the following are characteristics of organizations?

Rationality is present when ______?

Which one of the following would be typical characteristics of organizational hierarchy?

______ usually means that organizations are assumed to have clear boundaries,a large degree of autonomy,and distinctive characteristics that differentiate them from other organizations?

Everyday business words like 'headquarters','heads of department' reflect the image of organizations as ______.

What does it mean to say that something exerts agency,according to the introduction to your textbook?

What are the contemporary factors shaping the sensemaking of managing in contemporary organizations?

What does managing mean?

In organization studies,to refer to organizations as organs,machines,and the like is to use ______.

Managing Individuals

Managing Teams and Groups

Managing Leading, coaching, and Motivating

Managing Human Resources

Managing Cultures

Managing Conflict

Managing Power, politics and Decision-Making in Organizations

Managing Communication

Managing Knowledge and Learning

Managing Innovation and Change

Managing Social Responsibility Ethically

Managing Principles

Managing Organizational Design

Managing Globalization

Filters