Question 1

Discuss each stage of the life cycle.

Accepted Answer

The life cycle can be divided into sever

Question 2

The elaboration stage involves the installation and use of rules, procedures, and control systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

During the ____ stage, the organization begins to develop clear goals and direction.

Accepted Answer

A)  entrepreneurial 
B)  elaboration 
C)  formalization 
D)  collectivity 
A)  entrepreneurial 
B)  elaboration 
C)  formalization 
D)  collectivity

Question 4

Weber's prediction of the triumph of bureaucracy proved accurate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Weber believed that a well-managed bureaucracy would ensure efficient organizational functioning in both government and business settings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A condition in which a substantial, absolute decrease in an organization's resource base occurs over a period of time is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  market control. 
B)  bureaucracy. 
C)  organizational decline. 
D)  centralization. 
A)  market control. 
B)  bureaucracy. 
C)  organizational decline. 
D)  centralization.

Question 7

Apple was in the ____ stage when it was created by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak in Wozniak's parents' garage.

Accepted Answer

A)  collectivity 
B)  entrepreneurial 
C)  formalization 
D)  elaboration 
A)  collectivity 
B)  entrepreneurial 
C)  formalization 
D)  elaboration

Question 8

Large size enables companies to take risks that could ruin smaller firms, and scale is crucial to economic health in some industries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Ninety-nine percent of businesses that make it past the first year still fail within five years because they can't make the transition from the entrepreneurial stage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Market control is most frequently used in the control of functional departments.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Rules and standard procedures as developed by Weber were to:

Accepted Answer

A)  help managers get tough with lazy employees. 
B)  keep managers in their positions of control and power. 
C)  enable activities to be performed in a predictable and routine manner. 
D)  punish anyone who got out of line. 
A)  help managers get tough with lazy employees. 
B)  keep managers in their positions of control and power. 
C)  enable activities to be performed in a predictable and routine manner. 
D)  punish anyone who got out of line.

Question 12

As organizations become larger, a larger percentage of top administrators is necessary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Research on personnel ratios has found that:

Accepted Answer

A)  clerical and professional support staff ratios decrease in proportion to organization size. 
B)  small organizations are very inefficient because direct workers as a percent of total employees is so low. 
C)  personnel ratios for professional support staff are higher in small firms than in large firms. 
D)  there is a lowered administrative ratio in large firms. 
A)  clerical and professional support staff ratios decrease in proportion to organization size. 
B)  small organizations are very inefficient because direct workers as a percent of total employees is so low. 
C)  personnel ratios for professional support staff are higher in small firms than in large firms. 
D)  there is a lowered administrative ratio in large firms.

Question 14

Requirements of the market control strategy are tradition, shared values and beliefs, and trust.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Crucial arguments for success in a global economy are:

Accepted Answer

A)  vertical hierarchy mechanistic structure. 
B)  responsiveness and flexibility. 
C)  economies of scale and complex structure. 
D)  organization finding and developing a stable market. 
A)  vertical hierarchy mechanistic structure. 
B)  responsiveness and flexibility. 
C)  economies of scale and complex structure. 
D)  organization finding and developing a stable market.

Question 16

The primary reason that the CEO of a large company such as McDonald's would push decisions as far down the hierarchy as he can is to:

Accepted Answer

A)  develop managers. 
B)  make decisions more quickly. 
C)  appear more American and thereby increase sales. 
D)  save himself the trouble of making these decisions. 
A)  develop managers. 
B)  make decisions more quickly. 
C)  appear more American and thereby increase sales. 
D)  save himself the trouble of making these decisions.

Question 17

Despite the increasing size of many companies, the economic vitality of the U.S. is tied to small and midsize businesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Describe the life cycle of a specific organization that has gone through at least three stages of the organizational life cycle. In your answer explain the crisis this organization is now facing, and how you would recommend that it overcome its crisis.

Accepted Answer

The organization I will be discussing is

Question 19

The use of ____ control requires that outputs be sufficiently explicit for a price to be assigned and that competition exist.

Accepted Answer

A)  bureaucratic 
B)  clan 
C)  traditional 
D)  market 
A)  bureaucratic 
B)  clan 
C)  traditional 
D)  market

Question 20

Small organizations are characterized by which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mechanistic 
B)  Complex 
C)  Global reach 
D)  Niche finding. 
A)  Mechanistic 
B)  Complex 
C)  Global reach 
D)  Niche finding.

Discuss each stage of the life cycle.

The elaboration stage involves the installation and use of rules, procedures, and control systems.

During the ____ stage, the organization begins to develop clear goals and direction.

Weber's prediction of the triumph of bureaucracy proved accurate.

Weber believed that a well-managed bureaucracy would ensure efficient organizational functioning in both government and business settings.

A condition in which a substantial, absolute decrease in an organization's resource base occurs over a period of time is referred to as:

Apple was in the ____ stage when it was created by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak in Wozniak's parents' garage.

Large size enables companies to take risks that could ruin smaller firms, and scale is crucial to economic health in some industries.

Ninety-nine percent of businesses that make it past the first year still fail within five years because they can't make the transition from the entrepreneurial stage.

Market control is most frequently used in the control of functional departments.

Rules and standard procedures as developed by Weber were to:

As organizations become larger, a larger percentage of top administrators is necessary.

Research on personnel ratios has found that:

Requirements of the market control strategy are tradition, shared values and beliefs, and trust.

Crucial arguments for success in a global economy are:

The primary reason that the CEO of a large company such as McDonald's would push decisions as far down the hierarchy as he can is to:

Despite the increasing size of many companies, the economic vitality of the U.S. is tied to small and midsize businesses.

Describe the life cycle of a specific organization that has gone through at least three stages of the organizational life cycle. In your answer explain the crisis this organization is now facing, and how you would recommend that it overcome its crisis.

The use of ____ control requires that outputs be sufficiently explicit for a price to be assigned and that competition exist.

Small organizations are characterized by which of these?

Organizations and Organization Theory

Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness

Fundamentals of Organization Structure

The External Environment

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Using Information Technology for Control and Coordination

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

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Exam 9: Organization Size, Life Cycle, and Decline

Discuss each stage of the life cycle.

The elaboration stage involves the installation and use of rules, procedures, and control systems.

During the ____ stage, the organization begins to develop clear goals and direction.

Weber's prediction of the triumph of bureaucracy proved accurate.

Weber believed that a well-managed bureaucracy would ensure efficient organizational functioning in both government and business settings.

A condition in which a substantial, absolute decrease in an organization's resource base occurs over a period of time is referred to as:

Apple was in the ____ stage when it was created by Steve Jobs and Stephen Wozniak in Wozniak's parents' garage.

Large size enables companies to take risks that could ruin smaller firms, and scale is crucial to economic health in some industries.

Ninety-nine percent of businesses that make it past the first year still fail within five years because they can't make the transition from the entrepreneurial stage.

Market control is most frequently used in the control of functional departments.

Rules and standard procedures as developed by Weber were to:

As organizations become larger, a larger percentage of top administrators is necessary.

Research on personnel ratios has found that:

Requirements of the market control strategy are tradition, shared values and beliefs, and trust.

Crucial arguments for success in a global economy are:

The primary reason that the CEO of a large company such as McDonald's would push decisions as far down the hierarchy as he can is to:

Despite the increasing size of many companies, the economic vitality of the U.S. is tied to small and midsize businesses.

Describe the life cycle of a specific organization that has gone through at least three stages of the organizational life cycle. In your answer explain the crisis this organization is now facing, and how you would recommend that it overcome its crisis.

The use of ____ control requires that outputs be sufficiently explicit for a price to be assigned and that competition exist.

Small organizations are characterized by which of these?

Organizations and Organization Theory

Strategy, Organization Design, and Effectiveness

Fundamentals of Organization Structure

The External Environment

Interorganizational Relationships

Designing Organizations for the International Environment

Manufacturing and Service Technologies

Using Information Technology for Control and Coordination

Organizational Culture and Ethical Values

Innovation and Change

Decision Making Processes

Conflict, Power, and Politics

Filters