Exam 17: Strategy and Structure

What variant of the multidivisional structure whose units cross national boundaries do Kogut and Zander argue is superior at transferring specific types of knowledge across national boundaries?

Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists when two or more workers or work groups depend on each other to do their work?

Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists between two or more workers,positions,or groups when one depends on the outcome of others,but not vice versa?

What type of organizational structure is one that is comprised of a set of autonomous divisions led by a corporate headquarters office,assisted by a corporate staff that provides information about the internal and external business environment?

Which of the following terms best describes a type of network structure that involves relatively self contained organizational subunits tied together through a technology that focuses on standardized linkages?

In Chandler's classic work Strategy and Structure,what was the basic thesis he concluded by researching case studies of Dupont,GM,Standard Oil of New Jersey and Sears?

Which of the following terms involves the flow of information within an organization to facilitate subunit decisions that are consistent with each other and with organizational objectives?

What term best defines a complex set of behavior patterns that Nelson and Winter view the actions of firms to be a result of?

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where a collection of individuals work together to set and pursue common objectives?

Which of the following structures involves multiple groups and multiple levels of groupings arising from the need not just to organize individuals into groups,but to organize groups into larger groups?

Which of the following statements is least true regarding the views of strategy that Nelson and Winter offer differing from Chandler?

What type of structure is the Japanese keiretsu structure?

Which of the following terms involves the location of decision making rights and rule making authority within a hierarchy?

In which of the following situations identified by Baron and Besanko will a matrix never be optimal regardless of any additional circumstances?

What type of organizational structure is one in which work groups may be organized by function,geography,or customer base,but where relationships between work groups are governed more by often-changing implicit and explicit requirements of common tasks than by the formal lines of authority that characterize other structures?

Which of the following modes of task interdependence exists when two or more positions are not directly dependent on each other but are associated through their independent contributions to the success of the firm?

What type of organizational structure is one in which employees are subject to two or more sets of managers at once?

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where the members of the work group are paid based on individual actions?

Which of the following structures best describes a small group of people where one member of the group specializes in monitoring and coordinating the work of other members?

Which of the following terms best describes the division of an organization into formal groupings?