Exam 11: Organizational Structure and the Implementation of Strategy

_____________ is/are both the most visible and the most widely studied component of structure.

Divisional cash flows in the multidivisional firm are always sent to the corporate treasury.

Bad news moves more slowly through organizations than does good news.

List three drawbacks to adopting a matrix or cross-functional structure.

List four conditions under which a multidivisional functional structure is well suited for a firm.

Discuss the limitations associated with the adoption of a multidivisional structure by a firm.

Making strategic tasks, such as performance monitoring and the review of investment proposals, routinized can never harm organizational effectiveness.

Discuss how a strong organizational culture can substitute for supervisory activity.