Question 1

Technological advances always result in positive developments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following are elements of the linear model of technological innovation?

Accepted Answer

A) Scientific research 
B) Design and development 
C) Marketing 
D) Quality 
A) Scientific research 
B) Design and development 
C) Marketing 
D) Quality A, B,C

Question 3

Technological determinism advocates that there is an inevitable direction in which events move determined by technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

According to social shaping of technology theorists, which of the following influences technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Technical processes 
B) Social processes 
C) Cultural processes 
D) All of the above 
A) Technical processes 
B) Social processes 
C) Cultural processes 
D) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following are positive developments according to techno-optimists?

Accepted Answer

A) Shallow social relationships 
B) Individual empowerment 
C) New freedoms of association 
D) Surveillance 
A) Shallow social relationships 
B) Individual empowerment 
C) New freedoms of association 
D) Surveillance

Question 6

Which of the following are actors in Actor-Network theory?

Accepted Answer

A) Human individuals 
B) Machines 
C) Money 
D) Time 
A) Human individuals 
B) Machines 
C) Money 
D) Time

Question 7

Which of the following are advantages of automatically controlled tools?

Accepted Answer

A) 24/7 operation 
B) Less problematic (trouble) 
C) Less costly 
D) Safer 
A) 24/7 operation 
B) Less problematic (trouble) 
C) Less costly 
D) Safer

Question 8

People of a techno-optimistic disposition fear the consequences of technological innovation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Actor-network theory (ANT) proposes that technologies and organizations are both enacted through networks of actors both human and non-human.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

To fully understand technological developments we have to examine their social consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In order to understand what a technology is you must consider devices, human activities, knowledge and skills.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Social construction of technology is a less radical variant of social shaping of technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Technological innovation and adaptation are not independent of society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following were used by Blauner (1964) to describe alienation caused by technological change?

Accepted Answer

A) Powerlessness 
B) Dissent 
C) Conflict 
D) Self-estrangement 
A) Powerlessness 
B) Dissent 
C) Conflict 
D) Self-estrangement

Question 15

Which of the following are perceived weaknesses of 'social shaping of technology' theory?

Accepted Answer

A) It's focus on social interests 
B) Its focus on economic interests 
C) Its view of organization as social units 
D) Its view that the technical characteristics are important 
A) It's focus on social interests 
B) Its focus on economic interests 
C) Its view of organization as social units 
D) Its view that the technical characteristics are important

Question 16

Which of the following have theorists and commentators tended to focus on in relation to technology and organizational behaviour?

Accepted Answer

A) The power of technology to determine what happens in organizations 
B) The power of technology to determine what happens in society 
C) The power of technology to influence governments 
D) The power of technology to influence innovation 
A) The power of technology to determine what happens in organizations 
B) The power of technology to determine what happens in society 
C) The power of technology to influence governments 
D) The power of technology to influence innovation

Question 17

The impacts of the same technology will be similar in every country and culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following are necessary to better understand technology?

Accepted Answer

A) Knowledge of devices 
B) Knowledge of human activities 
C) Knowledge of science 
D) Knowledge of business and management 
A) Knowledge of devices 
B) Knowledge of human activities 
C) Knowledge of science 
D) Knowledge of business and management

Question 19

Which of the following are frameworks for understanding the organization-technology relationship?

Accepted Answer

A) Technological determinism 
B) Sociology 
C) Social construction of technology 
D) Biology 
A) Technological determinism 
B) Sociology 
C) Social construction of technology 
D) Biology

Question 20

Socio-cultural factors impact on technology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Technological advances always result in positive developments.

Which of the following are elements of the linear model of technological innovation?

Technological determinism advocates that there is an inevitable direction in which events move determined by technology.

According to social shaping of technology theorists, which of the following influences technology?

Which of the following are positive developments according to techno-optimists?

Which of the following are actors in Actor-Network theory?

Which of the following are advantages of automatically controlled tools?

People of a techno-optimistic disposition fear the consequences of technological innovation.

Actor-network theory (ANT) proposes that technologies and organizations are both enacted through networks of actors both human and non-human.

To fully understand technological developments we have to examine their social consequences.

In order to understand what a technology is you must consider devices, human activities, knowledge and skills.

Social construction of technology is a less radical variant of social shaping of technology.

Technological innovation and adaptation are not independent of society.

Which of the following were used by Blauner (1964) to describe alienation caused by technological change?

Which of the following are perceived weaknesses of 'social shaping of technology' theory?

Which of the following have theorists and commentators tended to focus on in relation to technology and organizational behaviour?

The impacts of the same technology will be similar in every country and culture.

Which of the following are necessary to better understand technology?

Which of the following are frameworks for understanding the organization-technology relationship?

Socio-cultural factors impact on technology.

Introduction

Motivation and the Self

Individual Differences, Personality and Self

Groups and Teams at Work

Managing People: Contexts of Hrm, Diversity and Social Inequality

Knowledge and Learning: Consuming Management

Organization, Structure and Design

Management and Leadership

Politics and Decision-Making in Organizations

Culture

Change and Innovation: New Organizational Forms

Globalization and Organizations

Bureaucracy and Post-Bureaucracy

Ethics at Work

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Exam 12: Technology

Technological advances always result in positive developments.

Which of the following are elements of the linear model of technological innovation?

Technological determinism advocates that there is an inevitable direction in which events move determined by technology.

According to social shaping of technology theorists, which of the following influences technology?

Which of the following are positive developments according to techno-optimists?

Which of the following are actors in Actor-Network theory?

Which of the following are advantages of automatically controlled tools?

People of a techno-optimistic disposition fear the consequences of technological innovation.

Actor-network theory (ANT) proposes that technologies and organizations are both enacted through networks of actors both human and non-human.

To fully understand technological developments we have to examine their social consequences.

In order to understand what a technology is you must consider devices, human activities, knowledge and skills.

Social construction of technology is a less radical variant of social shaping of technology.

Technological innovation and adaptation are not independent of society.

Which of the following were used by Blauner (1964) to describe alienation caused by technological change?

Which of the following are perceived weaknesses of 'social shaping of technology' theory?

Which of the following have theorists and commentators tended to focus on in relation to technology and organizational behaviour?

The impacts of the same technology will be similar in every country and culture.

Which of the following are necessary to better understand technology?

Which of the following are frameworks for understanding the organization-technology relationship?

Socio-cultural factors impact on technology.

Introduction

Motivation and the Self

Individual Differences, Personality and Self

Groups and Teams at Work

Managing People: Contexts of Hrm, Diversity and Social Inequality

Knowledge and Learning: Consuming Management

Organization, Structure and Design

Management and Leadership

Politics and Decision-Making in Organizations

Culture

Change and Innovation: New Organizational Forms

Globalization and Organizations

Bureaucracy and Post-Bureaucracy

Ethics at Work

Filters