Question 1

What strategic reason might prompt an organization in one industry to acquire a firm in a completely different industry?

Accepted Answer

A) To increase environmental uncertainty 
B) To reduce resource dependence 
C) To obtain a flatter structure 
D) To reduce differentiation 
E) To reduce competition 
A) To increase environmental uncertainty 
B) To reduce resource dependence 
C) To obtain a flatter structure 
D) To reduce differentiation 
E) To reduce competition

Question 2

Rules, regulations, and procedures are clear examples of the organizational structure characteristic called complexity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What contemporary organizational structure is dependent on many outsiders?

Accepted Answer

A) Ambidextrous 
B) Holacracy 
C) Network 
D) Virtual 
E) Modular 
A) Ambidextrous 
B) Holacracy 
C) Network 
D) Virtual 
E) Modular

Question 4

What strategic response helped WestJet get off the ground in its formative year?

Accepted Answer

A) Joint venture 
B) Mergers and acquisitions 
C) Establishing legitimacy 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Organizational structure 
A) Joint venture 
B) Mergers and acquisitions 
C) Establishing legitimacy 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Organizational structure

Question 5

Describe four strategic responses other than organizational structure that are designed to reduce environmental uncertainty or resource dependence.

Accepted Answer

The four types of strategic responses ot

Question 6

An alliance of independent companies share skills, costs, and access to one another's markets in what type of organization?

Accepted Answer

A) Network organization 
B) Virtual organization 
C) Modular organization 
D) Holacratic organization 
E) Organic organization 
A) Network organization 
B) Virtual organization 
C) Modular organization 
D) Holacratic organization 
E) Organic organization

Question 7

Vertical integration refers to good communication between the levels of an organizational hierarchy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Integrating business in multiple geographic regions is a common stimulus for

Accepted Answer

A) geographic departmentation. 
B) matrix departmentation. 
C) customer departmentation. 
D) hybrid departmentation. 
E) product departmentation. 
A) geographic departmentation. 
B) matrix departmentation. 
C) customer departmentation. 
D) hybrid departmentation. 
E) product departmentation.

Question 9

Linda is a new Chief Operating Officer at Rolling Corporation, a 30-year-old manufacturer of aluminum truck wheels and axles.One of her assignments is to lead a strategy team to figure out how to structure the company in order to most effectively support the growth of a new, experimental division whose mandate is to develop innovative friction reduction systems for aircraft landing gear.She wants to be sure that Rolling Corp.continues to excel in the trucking industry and, at the same time, lets the new division flourish.She will most likely need to create a(n)________ organization.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Linda is a new Chief Operating Officer...

Question 10

________ systems take inputs from the external environment, transform some of these inputs, and send them back into the environment as outputs.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ systems take inputs from the external...

Question 11

Formalization is inversely related to organizational size.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Networks allow organizations to specialize in what they do best.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

After graduating from university, Joan is planning to start her own business.She wants to have her own chain of coffee bars.But that's not all.She plans to import, roast, and package her own brand of coffee.What is this a good example of?

Accepted Answer

A) Open systems 
B) Resource dependence 
C) Strategy 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Establishing legitimacy 
A) Open systems 
B) Resource dependence 
C) Strategy 
D) Vertical integration 
E) Establishing legitimacy

Question 14

Any merger of more and less entrepreneurial firms raises the need to consider

Accepted Answer

A) a network organization. 
B) a virtual organization. 
C) a modular organization. 
D) an ambidextrous organization. 
E) a holacratic organization. 
A) a network organization. 
B) a virtual organization. 
C) a modular organization. 
D) an ambidextrous organization. 
E) a holacratic organization.

Question 15

The process of attaining coordination across differentiated departments usually goes by the name of

Accepted Answer

A) integration. 
B) coordination. 
C) mutual adjustment. 
D) standardization. 
E) facilitation. 
A) integration. 
B) coordination. 
C) mutual adjustment. 
D) standardization. 
E) facilitation.

Question 16

Visa is an organization that is essentially virtual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

For most organizations there is usually "one best way" to organize.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The most common way of achieving legitimacy is to be seen as doing good deeds in the community.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Which of the following is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Mechanistic = bureaucratic 
B) Differentiation = integration 
C) Formalized = organic 
D) Mutual adjustment = direct supervision 
E) Centralization = complexity 
A) Mechanistic = bureaucratic 
B) Differentiation = integration 
C) Formalized = organic 
D) Mutual adjustment = direct supervision 
E) Centralization = complexity

Question 20

Which of the following would NOT be classed as a strategic alliance?

Accepted Answer

A) Company A buys company B. 
B) Company A enters into a research consortium with company B. 
C) Company A enters into a close arrangement with its unique supplier, company B. 
D) Company A engages in a joint venture with company B. 
E) Company A enters into a close arrangement with the union representing its workers. 
A) Company A buys company B. 
B) Company A enters into a research consortium with company B. 
C) Company A enters into a close arrangement with its unique supplier, company B. 
D) Company A engages in a joint venture with company B. 
E) Company A enters into a close arrangement with the union representing its workers.

What strategic reason might prompt an organization in one industry to acquire a firm in a completely different industry?

Rules, regulations, and procedures are clear examples of the organizational structure characteristic called complexity.

What contemporary organizational structure is dependent on many outsiders?

What strategic response helped WestJet get off the ground in its formative year?

Describe four strategic responses other than organizational structure that are designed to reduce environmental uncertainty or resource dependence.

An alliance of independent companies share skills, costs, and access to one another's markets in what type of organization?

Vertical integration refers to good communication between the levels of an organizational hierarchy.

Integrating business in multiple geographic regions is a common stimulus for

________ systems take inputs from the external environment, transform some of these inputs, and send them back into the environment as outputs.

Formalization is inversely related to organizational size.

Networks allow organizations to specialize in what they do best.

After graduating from university, Joan is planning to start her own business.She wants to have her own chain of coffee bars.But that's not all.She plans to import, roast, and package her own brand of coffee.What is this a good example of?

Any merger of more and less entrepreneurial firms raises the need to consider

The process of attaining coordination across differentiated departments usually goes by the name of

Visa is an organization that is essentially virtual.

For most organizations there is usually "one best way" to organize.

The most common way of achieving legitimacy is to be seen as doing good deeds in the community.

Which of the following is most accurate?

Which of the following would NOT be classed as a strategic alliance?

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values, Attitudes, and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Motivation in Practice

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Change, Development, and Innovation

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Exam 14: Organizational Structure

What strategic reason might prompt an organization in one industry to acquire a firm in a completely different industry?

Rules, regulations, and procedures are clear examples of the organizational structure characteristic called complexity.

What contemporary organizational structure is dependent on many outsiders?

What strategic response helped WestJet get off the ground in its formative year?

Describe four strategic responses other than organizational structure that are designed to reduce environmental uncertainty or resource dependence.

An alliance of independent companies share skills, costs, and access to one another's markets in what type of organization?

Vertical integration refers to good communication between the levels of an organizational hierarchy.

Integrating business in multiple geographic regions is a common stimulus for

________ systems take inputs from the external environment, transform some of these inputs, and send them back into the environment as outputs.

Formalization is inversely related to organizational size.

Networks allow organizations to specialize in what they do best.

After graduating from university, Joan is planning to start her own business.She wants to have her own chain of coffee bars.But that's not all.She plans to import, roast, and package her own brand of coffee.What is this a good example of?

Any merger of more and less entrepreneurial firms raises the need to consider

The process of attaining coordination across differentiated departments usually goes by the name of

Visa is an organization that is essentially virtual.

For most organizations there is usually "one best way" to organize.

The most common way of achieving legitimacy is to be seen as doing good deeds in the community.

Which of the following is most accurate?

Which of the following would NOT be classed as a strategic alliance?

Organizational Behaviour and Management

Personality and Learning

Perception, Attribution, and Diversity

Values, Attitudes, and Work Behaviour

Theories of Work Motivation

Motivation in Practice

Groups and Teamwork

Social Influence, Socialization, and Organizational Culture

Leadership

Communication

Decision Making

Power, Politics, and Ethics

Conflict and Stress

Organizational Change, Development, and Innovation

Filters