Question 1

The fundamental idea behind TPS,or lean manufacturing,is

Accepted Answer

A) efficiency at all costs. 
B) respect for customers and employees,where frontline employees are empowered to provide the best products with minimum waste. 
C) standardization in systems and processes so human resources can be transferred and utilized across the operation. 
D) centralized decision-making and standardization across the business. 
A) efficiency at all costs. 
B) respect for customers and employees,where frontline employees are empowered to provide the best products with minimum waste. 
C) standardization in systems and processes so human resources can be transferred and utilized across the operation. 
D) centralized decision-making and standardization across the business.

Question 2

Flat structures are better at satisfying employee self-actualization needs while tall structures are better at satisfying employee security needs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

What are the four building blocks of a company's structure?

Accepted Answer

Centralization,depar

Question 4

Two or more companies that find an area of collaboration and combine their efforts to create a partnership beneficial to both parties is a

Accepted Answer

A) strategic alliance. 
B) modular organization. 
C) matrix organization. 
D) learning organization. 
A) strategic alliance. 
B) modular organization. 
C) matrix organization. 
D) learning organization.

Question 5

A culture of "never being satisfied" and rethinking how things are done facilitates __________ _____________

Accepted Answer

continuous

Question 6

Mechanistic structures

Accepted Answer

A) are conducive to entrepreneurial activity and general innovativeness. 
B) maximize efficiency and minimize costs. 
C) enhance intrinsic motivation on the job. 
D) are flexible and react well to change. 
A) are conducive to entrepreneurial activity and general innovativeness. 
B) maximize efficiency and minimize costs. 
C) enhance intrinsic motivation on the job. 
D) are flexible and react well to change.

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true regarding the final stage of planned change?

Accepted Answer

A) Employees should be informed of the results of change only after sufficient time has passed since the change effort. 
B) Declare victory early in making the change and get into a routine. 
C) Reward all employee regardless of whether they embraced the change effort. 
D) Change the mindset of people so change becomes a regular part of the corporate culture. 
A) Employees should be informed of the results of change only after sufficient time has passed since the change effort. 
B) Declare victory early in making the change and get into a routine. 
C) Reward all employee regardless of whether they embraced the change effort. 
D) Change the mindset of people so change becomes a regular part of the corporate culture.

Question 8

The degree to which decision-making authority is concentrated at higher levels in an organization is

Accepted Answer

A) formalization 
B) centralization 
C) hierarchical levels 
D) departmentalization 
A) formalization 
B) centralization 
C) hierarchical levels 
D) departmentalization

Question 9

Matrix organizations violate the unity of command principle.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Describe some forms that organizational change takes.

Accepted Answer

Organizational change may impa

Question 11

An organization that eliminates traditional barriers between departments as well as barriers between the organization and the external environment is a

Accepted Answer

A) matrix organization. 
B) functional organization. 
C) boundaryless organization. 
D) divisional organization. 
A) matrix organization. 
B) functional organization. 
C) boundaryless organization. 
D) divisional organization.

Question 12

Organic structures are highly formalized and centralized.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Michael defends the new change in company healthcare registration as helping the firm be more efficient.He says,"After all,we have healthcare.Let's learn how to do this since it will help us." Michael is reacting to the change using the _______ __________ form.

Accepted Answer

enthusiast

Question 14

Name two reasons why people resist change.

Accepted Answer

People resist change for a variety of re

Question 15

Describe an organization that you believe needs to undergo a change.Describe the change that is needed and,using Lewin's model of planned change,discuss how you would implement that change.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary depending on the organ

Question 16

Which of the following is a stage of Lewin's model of planned change?

Accepted Answer

A) de-ice 
B) unfreeze 
C) assess 
D) resistance 
A) de-ice 
B) unfreeze 
C) assess 
D) resistance

Question 17

Decentralization is the concentration of decision making at higher levels in the organization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

A pharmaceutical company with medical devices,consumer products,baby care,and health supplements as its departments is organized as a _____________ structure.

Accepted Answer

divisional

Question 19

An organization where policies,procedures,job descriptions and rules are written and explicitly articulated is ____________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of An organization where policies,procedures,job descriptions and rules...

Question 20

Which of the following statements regarding change is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Organizational change is the movement of an organization from one state of affairs to another. 
B) Organizational change takes on limited forms. 
C) Organizational change has little to do with people management. 
D) Organizational change is rarely successful. 
A) Organizational change is the movement of an organization from one state of affairs to another. 
B) Organizational change takes on limited forms. 
C) Organizational change has little to do with people management. 
D) Organizational change is rarely successful.

The fundamental idea behind TPS,or lean manufacturing,is

Flat structures are better at satisfying employee self-actualization needs while tall structures are better at satisfying employee security needs.

What are the four building blocks of a company's structure?

Two or more companies that find an area of collaboration and combine their efforts to create a partnership beneficial to both parties is a

A culture of "never being satisfied" and rethinking how things are done facilitates ___

Mechanistic structures

Which of the following statements is true regarding the final stage of planned change?

The degree to which decision-making authority is concentrated at higher levels in an organization is

Matrix organizations violate the unity of command principle.

Describe some forms that organizational change takes.

An organization that eliminates traditional barriers between departments as well as barriers between the organization and the external environment is a

Organic structures are highly formalized and centralized.

Michael defends the new change in company healthcare registration as helping the firm be more efficient.He says,"After all,we have healthcare.Let's learn how to do this since it will help us." Michael is reacting to the change using the _ ____ form.

Name two reasons why people resist change.

Describe an organization that you believe needs to undergo a change.Describe the change that is needed and,using Lewin's model of planned change,discuss how you would implement that change.

Which of the following is a stage of Lewin's model of planned change?

Decentralization is the concentration of decision making at higher levels in the organization.

A pharmaceutical company with medical devices,consumer products,baby care,and health supplements as its departments is organized as a _____________ structure.

An organization where policies,procedures,job descriptions and rules are written and explicitly articulated is ____________.

Which of the following statements regarding change is accurate?

Organizational Behavior

Managing Demographic and Cultural Diversity

Understanding People at Work: Individual Differences and Perception

Individual Attitudes and Behaviors

Theories of Motivation

Designing a Motivating Work Environment

Managing Stress and Emotions

Communication

Managing Groups and Teams

Conflict and Negotiations

Making Decisions

Leading People Within Organizations

Power and Politics

Organizational Culture

Filters

Exam 14: Organizational Structure and Change

The fundamental idea behind TPS,or lean manufacturing,is

Flat structures are better at satisfying employee self-actualization needs while tall structures are better at satisfying employee security needs.

What are the four building blocks of a company's structure?

Two or more companies that find an area of collaboration and combine their efforts to create a partnership beneficial to both parties is a

A culture of "never being satisfied" and rethinking how things are done facilitates __________ _____________

Mechanistic structures

Which of the following statements is true regarding the final stage of planned change?

The degree to which decision-making authority is concentrated at higher levels in an organization is

Matrix organizations violate the unity of command principle.

Describe some forms that organizational change takes.

An organization that eliminates traditional barriers between departments as well as barriers between the organization and the external environment is a

Organic structures are highly formalized and centralized.

Michael defends the new change in company healthcare registration as helping the firm be more efficient.He says,"After all,we have healthcare.Let's learn how to do this since it will help us." Michael is reacting to the change using the _______ __________ form.

Name two reasons why people resist change.

Describe an organization that you believe needs to undergo a change.Describe the change that is needed and,using Lewin's model of planned change,discuss how you would implement that change.

Which of the following is a stage of Lewin's model of planned change?

Decentralization is the concentration of decision making at higher levels in the organization.

A pharmaceutical company with medical devices,consumer products,baby care,and health supplements as its departments is organized as a _____________ structure.

An organization where policies,procedures,job descriptions and rules are written and explicitly articulated is ____________.

Which of the following statements regarding change is accurate?

Organizational Behavior

Managing Demographic and Cultural Diversity

Understanding People at Work: Individual Differences and Perception

Individual Attitudes and Behaviors

Theories of Motivation

Designing a Motivating Work Environment

Managing Stress and Emotions

Communication

Managing Groups and Teams

Conflict and Negotiations

Making Decisions

Leading People Within Organizations

Power and Politics

Organizational Culture

Filters

A culture of "never being satisfied" and rethinking how things are done facilitates ___

Michael defends the new change in company healthcare registration as helping the firm be more efficient.He says,"After all,we have healthcare.Let's learn how to do this since it will help us." Michael is reacting to the change using the _ ____ form.