Exam 5: The External Environment

An organization operating under conditions that are not rapidly changing, such as there is little or gradual change occurring in the demand for its product, is said to be .

An organization's domain is the chosen environmental field of action.

Organizational environment is the elements that exist inside the boundary of an organization.

When the staff of Johnstone, Incorporated uses a variety of techniques including Internet research, searching public records, and combing through refuse bins in order to gather information about its competitors, it is actually conducting which of the following?

Which of these best describe an organic design element?

refers to the quality of collaboration that occurs among the various departments of an organization.

Boundary spanning is primarily concerned with the exchange of information to (1) detect and bring into the organization information about changes in the environment; and (2) stop information from entering into the environment that presents the organization in a favourable light.

Integration is the quality of collaboration among departments.

Toy manufacturers operate in which of these environments?

When eBay bought PayPal, the transaction is referred to as a(n) .

John works for an organization that has few formal rules and regulations to provide guidance to its employees. At times, he feels as if he is simply guessing his way through his job because clear guidelines are not available. John is even more frustrated because no one knows who to report problems to because there does not seem to be any formal hierarchy of authority in place. John is most likely working for an organization with what type of management structure?

The market research department of "The N Shop" is constantly monitoring trends in the tastes and preference of its customers. This department is most likely engaging in which of the following?

Organization D depends on the environment but strives to acquire control over what is needed to bring its products to market. It works diligently to prevent competitors from gaining control over any of the vital materials it needs to manufacture its products. It is most likely Organization D is highly aware of its level of .

Under which of the following environments would a company be operating if it faced only a small number of external elements, but those elements could change quickly and unexpectedly?

Rachel is the CEO of Prime One Industries. She renders many decisions for the company based on limited information. Her information does not provide her with insight on the number of competitors entering the industry nor does it offer projections as to the future prices of materials the business must use to produce its products. It can be stated that Rachel is operating under a high degree of .

The I-M Corporation states its primary business concerns are currently focused on the fact that 42% of its workforce is nearing retirement age and there are very few university graduates readily available to fill those anticipated employment vacancies. In which task environment sector is the I-M Corporation experiencing difficulties?

Typical contingency factors of a mechanistic design include .

Ben has served on the board of directors for the BBD Corporation for six years. For the past two years, he has also served on the board of directors for the KGD Corporation. Ben's service on both boards provides a communication link between the two companies. Ben's dual service is most likely considered to be a(n) .

The primary purpose of is to absorb uncertainty from the environment.

The general environment typically includes all of these except: