Question 1

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

Accepted Answer

A) When spillovers are positively correlated and activities are profit complements 
B) When activities are profit complements but spillovers are negatively correlated 
C) If activities are profit substitutes and spillovers are positively correlated 
D) If spillovers are negatively correlated and activities are profit substitutes 
E) None of the above 
A) When spillovers are positively correlated and activities are profit complements 
B) When activities are profit complements but spillovers are negatively correlated 
C) If activities are profit substitutes and spillovers are positively correlated 
D) If spillovers are negatively correlated and activities are profit substitutes 
E) None of the above A

Question 2

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Individual 
C) Self-managed team 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Divisional 
A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Individual 
C) Self-managed team 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Divisional B

Question 3

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Individually 
C) Self-managed team 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Divisional 
A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Individually 
C) Self-managed team 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Divisional C

Question 4

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Coordination 
C) Control 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Departmentalization 
A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Coordination 
C) Control 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Departmentalization

Question 5

Aligning individual and group tasks with those of the firm and aligning incentives so that individuals and groups will consistently work in the same direction is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Coordination 
B) Agency control 
C) Accountability 
D) Dimensional alignment 
E) Unitary functional alignment 
A) Coordination 
B) Agency control 
C) Accountability 
D) Dimensional alignment 
E) Unitary functional alignment

Question 6

Which of the following terms does not involve the location of decision making rights and rule making authority within a hierarchy?

Accepted Answer

A) Centralization 
B) Authority 
C) Control 
D) Departmentalization 
E) None of the above 
A) Centralization 
B) Authority 
C) Control 
D) Departmentalization 
E) None of the above

Question 7

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Technology interdependence 
B) Environment interdependence 
C) Reciprocal interdependence 
D) Sequential interdependence 
E) Pooled interdependence 
A) Technology interdependence 
B) Environment interdependence 
C) Reciprocal interdependence 
D) Sequential interdependence 
E) Pooled interdependence

Question 8

Which of the following is a dimension along which departmentalization can occur?

Accepted Answer

A) Tasks 
B) Inputs 
C) Outputs 
D) Geography 
E) All of the above 
A) Tasks 
B) Inputs 
C) Outputs 
D) Geography 
E) All of the above

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Coordination 
C) Control 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Departmentalization 
A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Coordination 
C) Control 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Departmentalization

Question 10

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Unitary functional structure 
B) Multidivisional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Individual structure 
A) Unitary functional structure 
B) Multidivisional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Individual structure

Question 11

In departmentalization,which of the following is a required step?

Accepted Answer

A) Specifying relationships between chosen dimensions 
B) Allocating costs across departments 
C) Creating agency alignment between departments 
D) Identifying principals 
E) None of the above 
A) Specifying relationships between chosen dimensions 
B) Allocating costs across departments 
C) Creating agency alignment between departments 
D) Identifying principals 
E) None of the above

Question 12

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Subsidiary 
B) Holding Company 
C) Conglomerate 
D) Partnership 
E) Multinational corporation 
A) Subsidiary 
B) Holding Company 
C) Conglomerate 
D) Partnership 
E) Multinational corporation

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

A) Routines 
B) Decisions 
C) Heuristics 
D) Relationships 
E) Resolutions 
A) Routines 
B) Decisions 
C) Heuristics 
D) Relationships 
E) Resolutions

Question 14

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Individually 
C) Self-managed team 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Divisional 
A) Complex hierarchy 
B) Individually 
C) Self-managed team 
D) Hierarchy of authority 
E) Divisional

Question 15

Which of the following terms best describes how a firm uses a division of labor to organize tasks,specify how its staff performs tasks,and facilitate internal and external information flows?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational structure 
B) Formal and informal firm arrangements 
C) Firm hierarchy 
D) Divisional structure 
E) Firm team structure 
A) Organizational structure 
B) Formal and informal firm arrangements 
C) Firm hierarchy 
D) Divisional structure 
E) Firm team structure

Question 16

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Neither structure nor strategy affects one another 
B) Either structure or strategy can drive changes in the other 
C) Strategy follows structure 
D) Structure follows strategy 
E) Understanding the relationship of structure and strategy is not necessary in determining how a firm organizes 
A) Neither structure nor strategy affects one another 
B) Either structure or strategy can drive changes in the other 
C) Strategy follows structure 
D) Structure follows strategy 
E) Understanding the relationship of structure and strategy is not necessary in determining how a firm organizes

Question 17

What type of organizational structure is one in which there is a single department responsible for each of the basic business functions within the firm?

Accepted Answer

A) Unitary functional structure 
B) Multidivisional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Individual structure 
A) Unitary functional structure 
B) Multidivisional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Individual structure

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) Unitary functional structure 
B) Multidivisional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Individual structure 
A) Unitary functional structure 
B) Multidivisional structure 
C) Matrix structure 
D) Network structure 
E) Individual structure

Question 19

Which of the follow best describes a matrix organizational structure?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees are subject to two or more sets of managers at once 
B) Two or more workers or work groups depend on each other to do their work 
C) Work groups may be organized by function,geography,or customer base 
D) A single department is responsible for each of the basic business functions within the firm 
E) None of the above 
A) Employees are subject to two or more sets of managers at once 
B) Two or more workers or work groups depend on each other to do their work 
C) Work groups may be organized by function,geography,or customer base 
D) A single department is responsible for each of the basic business functions within the firm 
E) None of the above

Question 20

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?

Accepted Answer

A) Technology interdependence 
B) Environment interdependence 
C) Reciprocal interdependence 
D) Sequential interdependence 
E) Pooled interdependence 
A) Technology interdependence 
B) Environment interdependence 
C) Reciprocal interdependence 
D) Sequential interdependence 
E) Pooled interdependence

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

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 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?

Aligning individual and group tasks with those of the firm and aligning incentives so that individuals and groups will consistently work in the same direction is known as:

Which of the following terms does not involve the location of decision making rights and rule making authority within a hierarchy?

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?

Which of the following is a dimension along which departmentalization can occur?

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

In departmentalization,which of the following is a required step?

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?

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 one member of the group specializes in monitoring and coordinating the work of other members?

Which of the following terms best describes how a firm uses a division of labor to organize tasks,specify how its staff performs tasks,and facilitate internal and external information flows?

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?

What type of organizational structure is one in which there is a single department responsible for each of the basic business functions within 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 follow best describes a matrix organizational structure?

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?

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Exam 13: Strategy and Structure

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

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 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?

Aligning individual and group tasks with those of the firm and aligning incentives so that individuals and groups will consistently work in the same direction is known as:

Which of the following terms does not involve the location of decision making rights and rule making authority within a hierarchy?

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?

Which of the following is a dimension along which departmentalization can occur?

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

In departmentalization,which of the following is a required step?

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?

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 one member of the group specializes in monitoring and coordinating the work of other members?

Which of the following terms best describes how a firm uses a division of labor to organize tasks,specify how its staff performs tasks,and facilitate internal and external information flows?

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?

What type of organizational structure is one in which there is a single department responsible for each of the basic business functions within 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 follow best describes a matrix organizational structure?

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?

The Power of Principles: A Historical Perspective

The Horizontal Boundaries of the Firm

The Vertical Boundaries of the Firm

Integration and Its Alternatives

Competitors and Competition

Entry and Exit

The Dynamics Competing Across Time

Industry Analysis

Strategic Positioning for Competitive Advantage

Information and Value Creation

Sustaining Competitive Advantage

Performance Measurement and Incentives

Environment, Power, and Culture

Economics Primer

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