Exam 11: Organization Structures and Design

Employees who are involved in designing,engineering,and preparing models are grouped together at Zener Inc.Further,employees who engage in public relations,sales promotion,advertising,and direct marketing are put together in another team.Which of the following structures exists at Zener Inc.?

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Question 21

Which of the following is an advantage of a matrix structure?

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Question 22

Which of the following is an advantage of a network structure?

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Question 23

People in _____ positions provide technical expertise for other parts of the organization.

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Question 24

Franklin Inc.encourages its employees at all levels to provide ideas,opinions,and support the process of decision making.This indicates that the firm has a(n)_____.

(Multiple Choice)

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Question 25

Supplier strategic alliances link businesses in preferred supplier-customer relationships that guarantee a smooth and timely flow of quality supplies among the partners.

(True/False)

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Question 26

Which of the following is a limitation of having a team structure?

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Question 27

Team meetings in matrix structures are short and quick.

(True/False)

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Question 28

Which of the following is true of a functional structure?

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Question 29

Brandon & Sons Inc.,a well-established electronics company,uses IT and the Internet to enter into business alliances with software firms spread across different nations to meet specific operating needs and objectives.Once the work is completed,the alliance rests until next called into action.Brandon & Sons Inc.is a _____.

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Question 30

Which of the following is true of an organic design?

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Question 31

A strategic alliance is a(n):

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Question 32

Which of the following is true of a project team?

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Question 33

Which of the following is true of a divisional structure?

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Question 34

In a functional structure,people working on the same product,in the same area,with similar customers,or on the same processes,are grouped together.

(True/False)

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Question 35

Which of the following is true about a network structure?

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Question 36

A _____ uses IT and the Internet to engage a shifting network of strategic alliances.

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Question 37

A _____ structure has a central core of full-time employees surrounded by outside contractors and partners that supply essential services.

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Question 38

Crexons Inc.finds that there is too much bureaucracy in their organization.The CEO of the company desires to increase flexibility in the organizational structure.To accomplish this,he must _____.

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Question 39

Functional structures tend to work best in relatively stable environments where problems are predictable and the demands for change and innovation are limited.

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Employees who are involved in designing,engineering,and preparing models are grouped together at Zener Inc.Further,employees who engage in public relations,sales promotion,advertising,and direct marketing are put together in another team.Which of the following structures exists at Zener Inc.?

Which of the following is an advantage of a matrix structure?

Which of the following is an advantage of a network structure?

People in _____ positions provide technical expertise for other parts of the organization.

Franklin Inc.encourages its employees at all levels to provide ideas,opinions,and support the process of decision making.This indicates that the firm has a(n)_____.

Supplier strategic alliances link businesses in preferred supplier-customer relationships that guarantee a smooth and timely flow of quality supplies among the partners.

Which of the following is a limitation of having a team structure?

Team meetings in matrix structures are short and quick.

Which of the following is true of a functional structure?

Which of the following is true of an organic design?

A strategic alliance is a(n):

Which of the following is true of a project team?

Which of the following is true of a divisional structure?

In a functional structure,people working on the same product,in the same area,with similar customers,or on the same processes,are grouped together.

Which of the following is true about a network structure?

A _____ uses IT and the Internet to engage a shifting network of strategic alliances.

A _____ structure has a central core of full-time employees surrounded by outside contractors and partners that supply essential services.

Crexons Inc.finds that there is too much bureaucracy in their organization.The CEO of the company desires to increase flexibility in the organizational structure.To accomplish this,he must _____.

Functional structures tend to work best in relatively stable environments where problems are predictable and the demands for change and innovation are limited.

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