Exam 12: Enabling Success

Which two of the following factors must be balanced in a strategic alliance?

Which of the following could be classified as being based on network relations outside the organisation's boundaries? Choose all that apply.

What three strengths must an organisation have if it is to achieve a nodal position in a network?

Communities of practice are formal, bureaucratic ways of generating innovative solutions and sharing knowledge.

Which of the following is not a type of network?

Organisational configuration consists of:

A functional structure divides responsibilities according to:

Which structure combines the local responsiveness of the international subsidiary with the coordination advantages found in global product companies?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a virtual organisation?

Which of the following is not a characteristic of a transnational structure?

According to Bartlett and Ghoshal a transational is like a matrix but with which two specific features? Choose all that apply.

Which of the following is not an example of how organisational structure might influence strategy implementation?

Which of the following areas is not a key focus of decisions about whether to standardise or adapt to local country conditions?

Reinforcing cycles are created by the dynamic interaction between:

Which multinational structure would be most suitable where there is high need for global co- ordination and high need for local independence?

Which style is concerned with shaping the behaviour in business units and with shaping the context within which managers are operating?

Which of the following statements is most likely to be true of a decentralised organisation?

A virtual organisation is one which only operates over the Internet.

Instead of formal structures and physical proximity, virtual organisations are held together by (choose all that apply):

Which two statements accurately apply to a transnational structure?