Exam 11: Coordination, implementation, and Control

Computers-To-Go is a firm with few products that do not vary significantly in terms of their environmental sensitivity.In addition,the firm has international sales and profits that are still quite insignificant compared with those of the domestic divisions.The ________ division of organizational structure would best serve Computers-To-Go.

Bureaucratic controls require an extensive socialization process to which informal,personal interaction is central.

Explain the types of technologies discussed in the text that companies utilize to allow ongoing participation by numerous internal and external team members.Why might technology not bring about the desired results?

All of the following are factors affecting the organizational structure and locus of decision making in a multinational corporation EXCEPT:

Country organizations should be treated as a source of supply rather than a source of demand.

An organizational structure in which divisions are formed on the basis of customer groups is called a(n)________ structure.

Benefits of the ________ structure are its ability to balance the functional inputs needed for a product and the ability to react quickly to product-specific problems in the marketplace.

An organizational structure that combines two or more organizational dimensions; for example,products,areas,or functions is called a(n)________ structure.

Output controls include balance sheets,sales data,production data,product-line growth,and performance reviews of personnel.

According to the text,globalization is at the heart of ________ organizational structure.Four pillars form the heart of the organizational structure.They are: global business units,market development organizations,global business services,and corporate functions.

International divisions were once quite popular among U.S.companies,but globalization of markets and increased shares of overseas sales have made them less suitable than more global structures.

ABC Furniture Company is structured by product.It ignores the traditional domestic-international split.ABC Furniture can be classified as:

To avoid putting the international division at a disadvantage in competing for products,personnel,and corporate services,________ between domestic and international operations is necessary.

A(n)________ is the typical subsidiary role,which involves implementing strategy that originates with headquarters.

A team of people who are based at various locations around the world and communicate through intranet and other electronic means to achieve a common goal is called a virtual team.

At the Jones Coal Company,one corporate entity is in charge of exploration worldwide and another is responsible for the actual mining operations.Jones Coal exemplifies the _______ structure.

Behavioral controls can be achieved through the preparation of manuals on such topics as sales techniques to be made available to subsidiary personnel or through efforts to fit new employees into the corporate culture.

A media file distributed over the Internet using streaming media technology to distribute a single content source to many simultaneous listeners/viewers is referred to as a(n)________.

At Procter and Gamble,brand managers use a standardized,worldwide ad-testing system that allows them to access every ad the company has ever run.This allows the company to synchronize knowledge and is an example of ________ technology.

If subsidiaries are granted a high degree of autonomy,the system is called ________.